The Little Bookroom is thrilled to be hosting a special workshop with Amelia Mellor, author of multi-award winning The Grandest Bookshop in the World series!

About the event:

Have you ever wondered where fantasy authors find their ideas for magical creatures? Amelia Mellor is here to teach you the strange history of zoology and the human imagination, what inspired the marvellous monsters in her Oceanforged series, and how to make your own mythical beast using your favourite animals!

Perfect for children aged 8-12 years.

Materials provided, but feel free to bring your own notebook if you like.

Will run for one hour (10:30 am - 11:30 am).

(Limited to 16 places for capacity reasons)

About the author:

Amelia Mellor is an author, teacher and nature nerd. She is the creator of The Grandest Bookshop in the World, The Bookseller’s Apprentice and The Lost Book of Magic, a multi-award-winning historical fantasy trilogy based in Melbourne where she lives. She holds degrees from Monash University and The University of Melbourne. To find ideas for Oceanforged, Amelia spent three days at sea, swam with sharks, hiked in jungles, got lost in Italy, handled real pirate artefacts and scuba dived on a shipwreck. When she’s not writing or researching, she’s usually tending her collection of tropical fish or attempting a wildly ambitious craft project.

Browse Amelia's books online HERE.

About the latest book, Oceanforged 2: The Silent Island:

Guided by a mysterious message, Cori, Tarn and Jem sail north to meet the secretive Loyalists, who will help them on their quest for the Oceanforged Armour.

Instead, the Loyalists warn of a looming disaster. Unless Cori can master all the powers of the Champions before it strikes, Aquinta will be doomed.

The Loyalists believe that a piece of armour may be hidden in Mutemount. But sea monsters once lurked in those waters, and no one who has travelled near the silent island in the last century has ever returned ...

Dive into the second epic instalment of the Oceanforged series, from the bestselling author of The Grandest Bookshop in the World.

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