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Right now, drop EVERYTHING and READ the FIRST CHAPTER of each of Dave's hilarious 'UFO - Unavoidable Family Outing' novels!! Head to 'DAVE'S BOOKS' and scroll down to the bottom - you know you wanna... |
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3 x DUDE-ISH DECEMBER COMPETITIONS!!!
OK, small humans - this time around there are THREE competitions to enter -with eight chances to have free stuff landing in your mailbox -
Prizes include chunky TEXTA packs, and yes... my super BRAND NEW BOOK, 'NORMAN ENORMOUS'! (Not in stores until Feb, which is when you'll get it if you win.. it's only a few sleeps, really!!)
In TWO of the comps, you get to try out your artistic skills by drawing goofy stuff, and there's one writing competition that will have you needing to know at least 25 words. Think you're up for it? If so, one of these prizes COULD BE YOURS!!!
Just click on the KIDS CLUB button above, whack in your password and click COMPETITIONS... trust me, you'll be fine.
(Oh, and if you're not a member yet, you can join right now! It's totally easy, totally free and totally stinky - just remember to correctly type in your email address- GET IT RIGHT, OR IT WILL BE WRONG. Amazing, really.).
** Hey, If you've joined the kids club and HAVE NOT recieved a password by email, try typing in holycow when it asks for your password. If it works, that can be your password for all time! Yay!! |
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Want to get out of your house and see Cartoon Dave LIVE??? In the actual flesh??? Besides billions of school visits, some appearances on some of the best TV shows in the world and the odd trip to his local grocery store once every couple of weeks, here are some places you'll find him during 2009:
Jan 7 Museum of Sydney 10am + 11:30am
Jan 8 Liverpool Library / Casula Library / Moorebank Library
Jan 9 Green Valley Library / Miller Library
Jan 12 Castle Hill Library 10.30-11.30am (Cnr Castle & Pennant Streets, Castle Hill)
Jan 12 Carlingford Library 2.00-3.00pm (Lloyds Avenue, Carlingford)
Jan 13 Camden Library 10:00 + 11:30
Jan 14 Castle Hill Library 10.30-11.30am (Cnr Castle & Pennant Streets, Castle Hill)
Jan 14 Baulkham Hills Library 2.00-3.00pm (Railway Street, Baulkham Hills)
Jan 15 Vinegar Hill Memorial Library 10.30-11.30am (29 Main Street, Rouse Hill Town Centre)
Jan 15 Dural Library 2.00-3.00pm (Pellitt Lane, Dural)
Jan 20 Gladesville Library 10:15-11:15
Jan 20 Eastwood Library 12.30-1.30
Jan 20 West Ryde 3:00 - 4:00
Jan 21 Bathurst Library 2:00 pm
Jan 22 Mudgee Library 10:30-11:30 + 2:00-3:00pm
Jan 23 Coonabarabran Library (time to be confirmed)
March Norman Lindsay Festival of Children's Literature
Haven't booked yet? With a bit of luck there'll be room to squeeze you in at the venue of your choice... Please contact the venues directly for bookings and details.
(Plus, Dave visits a STACK of schools across the country each year, so check with your school to find out if he's on his way to your school hall, classroom or making sandwiches in the canteen!)
Want Dave at your school? Click on the SCHOOL VISITS page, print out the info sheets and WAVE THEM IN FRONT OF YOUR TEACHER or SCHOOL LIBRARIAN'S FACE!!! (this may do the trick, or it may just get you a detention. Worth the risk though, don't you think?)
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 It's finally (almost) here!!! It's my soon to be released BRAND NEW BOOK 'Norman Enormous'... and it looks a lot like this!! Oh, it's a wonderful tale about two people, friendship, fun and outrageously huge spaghetti. Want me to be the first to write a review? OK. Here goes...
'Norman Enormous is an amazingly fun effort from the bloke you know as Cartoon Dave. The rhyming text will delight young and old readers alike, and the pictures have all been drawn with love, emotion and a series of pens and paints. If you don't love this book, you may need your head examined by one of those people who examine heads as their job."
  
Now, you probably know that I already have three UFO (Unavoidable Family Outing) novels under my belt, but did you know that I'm currently writing the fourth? Did you??? All I can tell you at this stage is that unlike the last two, all the action WILL take place in our glorious Australia. (it won't be in stores for a while yet, though. They don't sell a lot of partially written novels. They like the whole thing. Easier to get people to buy a whole book.
Oh, and if you feel up to it - you can try to win one of 6 copies of NORMAN ENORMOUS in the kids club. There'll be a sneak preview coming up for members of the kids club soon, too...
Plus, you can Read the FIRST CHAPTER of every single one of my novels NOW! That's right - put down that sugar-dipped sheeps brain sandwich, click on 'DAVE'S BOOKS' and print out the first chapter of any of my three novels. That way, you'll be able to get the flavour of the book before you go off and buy a billion copies for everyone you know. Cool, huh?
 
In October 2008, I took part in a super fab day called 'March of the Penguins', where myself and a host of other Penguin authors (Morris Glietzman, Felice Arena etc) stood on stage and did our thing in front of 1500 students from a bunch of Victoria schools. To check out a 5 minute video extravaganza of everyone in action zoom off to the LINKS page and click on the MARCH OF THE PENGUINS link
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CARTOON DAVE (that's me) has just recorded a new season's worth of famous face caricatures for that fab show 'IT'S ACADEMIC' (Channel 7, 4:30pm). Yes, I know... you've seen me scribbling famous people dozens and dozens of times before, but I'm back in '09 for what will be my FOURTH SEASON with It's Academic. All right!
I'm fairly sure that you can see me each FRIDAY(Channel 7, 4:30pm), so stay tuned! 
 This is a show that I've been on a bunch of times. Watch it every single day of your life, and some time, some day, you might see me there again. It's on the channel with a big TEN on it.
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What Cartoon Dave is up to at this very second...
READING: At the moment, I'm not really reading anything besides Christmas cards. Oh, and I'm reading this as I write it. Does that count?
WATCHING: : I watched 'Eragon' the other night. A lovely tale about dragons and heroes and a spooky dude who likes to hurl fire bombs at people. I'd heard a lot of reviews saying that it was a lousy movie, but (having not yet read the book) I thought it was actually pretty cool. So did my 11 year old.
Oh, and it's a little late, but big ups to Wes for winning Idol. Yay Wes! Check out his single 'You' on iTunes or maybe just go over to his place and ask him to sing it for you...
LISTENING TO: OK... here are some right outta left field for you. You may not have heard of these guys before, but they're well worth a listen:
If you want your grooves groovy and your beats funky, in a cool, old-schooly kinda way, check out a groooovy band by the name of THE BAMBOOS (killer songs: 'Step it up' & 'King of the rodeo').
Also, a little more soul-ish and suave-some... an Aussie gal by the name of Kylie Auldist is a hugely cool feast for your ears (give 'cut you loose' a listen). |
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