Happy Christmas from Kate and Winell Road!

When Winell Road: Beneath the Surface was released back in April, Kate didn’t embark on a great deal of promotion. Because of a lot of ‘things’. So, to make up for that and to kick off the festivities for her favourite time of year – Christmas! – she’s taken Winell Road on a little tour, […]

Winners Jo-Kin Battles the It Blog Tour

I’m announcing the winners of Jo-Kin Battles the It Blog Tour.

Firstly, HUGE thanks to all the AWESOME writer hosts: Melissa Wray, Dee White, Di Bates, Robyn Opie Parnell, Sally Odgers, Rebecca Sheraton, Kate Foster, June Perkins, Alison Stegert, Jackie Hoskings, Creative Kids Tales, Sandy Fussell and Jill Smith.

Thanks to all participants of Jo-Kin […]

My joy, my Pupil became the Principal

Anthony Pitt, Karen Tyrrell. David Kinniburgh

The Principal of Fairvale Public School invited me, Karen Tyrrell author and teacher for a unique school reunion. Principal, Anthony Pitt invited me to present my children’s resilience book Jo-Kin Battles the It to his school.

My Pupil became the Principal

In 1979, I taught Anthony in […]

Karen Tyrrell shares Humour and Resilience

 

Literati Radio USA will interview me, author Karen Tyrrell on the power of humour and resilience. I share my hilarious children’s space adventure Jo-Kin Battles the It with an empowering humour and resilience message.

Radio DJ and author, Tosha Michelle will ask me questions on how I wrote Jo-Kin Battles the It co-jointly […]

Reviews Jo-Kin Battles the It -Super Space Kids

Dymocks Carindale Brisbane

Woohoo! *5 STAR Reviews for Jo-Kin Battles the It (Super Space Kids #1) have landed.

I’m ecstatic REVIEWERS, teachers, counselors, parents and Kids have reviewed Jo-Kin Battles the It with glowing endorsements.

Jo-Kin Battles the It empowers kids to live strong with positive resilience, teamwork and brainpower messages through humor. […]

Jo-Kin Battles the It Blog Tour

SQUEE! Top authors support Jo-Kin Battles the It Blog Tour!

Top children’s authors will interview me and review *5 Star illustrated novel Jo-Kin Battles the It. Oct 19-30

Karen Tyrrell, author of Jo-Kin Battles the It celebrates the launch of JO-KIN on Amazon, Goodreads and bookshops via a world tour … Join the FUN and […]

Jo-Kin Battles the It Launches on Amazon

Jo-Kin Battles the It (Super Space Kids #1) by Karen Tyrrell launches World Wide on Amazon in print and eBook. HERE

JO-KIN is a hilarious space adventure empowering kids to live strong with resilience, teamwork and HUMOR.

Jo-Kin Battles the It (Super Space Kids #1)

What is it about?

Goof ball Josh […]

Radio Interview Jo-Kin Battles the It

A radio journalist will interview me on my hilarious children’s space adventure Jo-Kin Battles the It (Super Space Kids #1) and how writing it helped me survive tough times.

Jo-Kin Battles the It became a fun-like refuge as I simultaneously wrote a gut-wrenching memoir, Me and Her: A Memoir of Madness. I, Karen Tyrrell, teacher […]

Jo-Kin Battles the It Book Giveaway

Win a copy of Jo-Kin Battles the It via a Book Giveaway on Goodreads.

Jo-Kin Battles the It is a hilarious space adventure for kids, illustrated by Trevor Salter … Zooming to a galaxy near you on October 10.

Goof ball Josh Atkins aka Jo-Kin wins the Super Space Kid contest alongside nerdy Sam Jones […]

World Dementia Month Books for Children

I’m celebrating World Dementia Month with a select group of Australian children’s authors and illustrators. We have collaborated to showcase our books about aging and dementia for September’s World Dementia Month. Children feel helpless and confused when confronted with the decline of an elderly relative prompting us authors to create emotive stories to provide […]