Years 2 and 3 Author & Illustrator Visit Sophie Masson and Lorena Carrington

Last week, the students in Years 2 & 3 were thrilled to listen to a presentation by the award-winning author, Sophie Masson and the acclaimed illustrator, Lorena Carrington. The duo shared insights into their latest picture book, “Satin,” a beautifully written but haunting fable.

Sophie discussed the book’s inspiration, revealing that the sighting of a rare Satin Bowerbird during a road trip to a Writers Festival in Melbourne sparked the idea for the story. The girls were thrilled to see Sophie’s personal notepad filled with her thoughts about the bird.

During the presentation, Lorena spoke about her unique approach to illustrating the book. She emphasised that anyone can be artistic and create illustrations, even without the ability to draw. She shared her process of using “discarded” blue shards of china to create intricate patterns and shapes, which she then photographed to accompany the story. The girls were fascinated by the creative techniques used by both Sophie and Lorena and had the opportunity to ask questions about the writing and illustration process.

The students may order signed copies of Satin books on the following link.

Every morning early, when no-one’s about, Satin slips out of the forest and walks along the sleepy sunrise streets, looking for blue…

He’s collected all kinds of blues, from all kinds of places. He’s making something beautiful, with all those blues. But something’s missing, and he doesn’t know what it is. And then, one day, he comes to a street he’s never been in before. And what he finds there will change his lonely life forever.

Karen McBride
Primary Teacher Librarian