Come along and join us in Green Square for some sunshine and reading fun! Jemima Parker will be visiting us to launch her debut children's book, Poppy Makes Pockets, a story for readers aged 4 to 8 or anyone who has ever loudly exclaimed when trying on a dress: "It has pockets!"

Poppy loves collecting treasures while out exploring, from smooth stones to glossy feathers and everything in between. But hardly any of her clothes have pockets to carry them! Join Poppy as she sets about solving her pocket-less problem, for herself and the whole neighbourhood. Touching on themes of creativity, fabric upcycling and community, Poppy Makes Pockets will bring a smile to the face of little readers everywhere - and might even inspire some to get crafting themselves.

Jemima Parker has been writing and sewing for as long as she can remember and is passionate about nurturing creativity in children. She holds a degree in Visual Arts (Textiles) from the Australian National University School of Art and Design and has exhibited widely throughout Australia and abroad.

Poppy Makes Pockets is Jemima’s debut picture book. She was inspired to write it by her young nieces, who love to collect treasures but almost never have any pockets to carry them. Inevitably, Jemima ends up carrying a handful of special pebbles, leaves and sticks. She once sewed two large, brightly coloured pockets onto a pair of trousers for her two-year-old niece, so she could carry her own treasures.

When Jemima’s not writing, you’ll find her playing with her dogs, practicing yoga or curled up somewhere with a good book. She was born in a small town on Australia’s far-south coast and now lives in Canberra.

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