Living Books - 2011

Here are more of the Living Books we will see and hear on Saturday, April 9th at 2pm in the Gymnasium of the South Gippsland Secondary College. We have one more title to add to our list and it will arrive later next week. Enjoy reading the book descriptions, just click on the title.

TOO FAR FROM HOME

THE RED CARPET WALK

IF I CAN HELP SOMEBODY

KIDS CAN TEACH US MUCH

A SPLIT SECOND AND A NEW LIFE

Living Books - 2011

These are the first of the Living Books for the Prom Coast SeaChange Festival this year. The Living Book Event is on Saturday, April 9th starting at 2pm. Come and hear these wonderful stories. More will appear on the blog in the next few days. Click on the titles and read the descriptions.

JOURNEY TO A STRANGE LAND

A LONG DARK JOURNEY

FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE MICROPHONE

Meg Viney - The Not So Humble Zucchini

The Not So Humble Zucchini
by Meg Viney

Cooking is a wonderful form of play. This has been so for Meg Viney since she was a child. Born in Melbourne, Meg's parents were keen gardeners - mother did the herb and flower gardens, father did the vegetable garden, which was abundant, they didn't need to buy vegetables. Although Meg's interest in food began at a young age, a course in her early 20s with Mme Vivienne de Stoop sparked her imagination and confidence, teaching her that food is an art-form to be enjoyed.

Meg has written about food for many years, writing books for students and a cooking colum for a local newspaper. However, it was Bill, her soul mate, whose love of food is sophisticated and knows no bounds, who set up the challenge to eat his entire crop of zucchini. Bill walked into the kitchen with buckets of beautiful produce and asked "what are we going to do with this darlsie?" It was Bill who suggested that Meg write this book.

The decision to illustrate the book came about because Meg wanted it to have a relaxed country feel, and Pauline John, a talented artist friend, does exquisite line drawings. Meg asked if Pauline would illustrate the book and she agreed - her work visually expresses Meg's intention for the book.

Meg's overall aim for this cookbook is to encourage readers to have the confidence to use their imagination, to express themselves creatively in the kitchen and to share the feast with friends.