Ruth Starke: appearances

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Ruth visits St Johns Concordia Junior College

Ruth visited St Johns Concordia Junior College in Highgate on Monday and was delighted to receive this terrific collage they'd made of characters from her books!

The collage includes Captain Congo and Pug, Stella by the sea, Rose from Catland and even Thorpey the fish.

Thanks, guys!

Captain Congo rocks Adelaide Mini Comic Con

Ruth with "Captain Congo" and "An Anzac Tale" illustrator Greg Holfeld

Ruth had a great time "monkeying around" (pun fully intended) at the Adelaide Mini Comic Con, held at the Flinders Street Markets last weekend.

Along with illustrator Greg Holfeld, she signed copies of her popular "Captain Congo" graphic novel series for fans, as well as "An Anzac Tale".

Ruth's books were among dozens of cool graphic novels and comics up for sale by local artists and authors.

If you missed out, don't worry: you can order copies of Captain Congo in Ruth's new online shop!

"The Captain Congo books are the perfect bedtime stories. All pictures, but with enough words and story to last over two nights. Plus they reward re-reading and watching for lurking clues." - Sam Franzway, father of Charlie, 6

My Gallipoli launched in Adelaide ahead of Anzac Day centenary

Ruth Starke and Robert Hannaford signing
copies of My Gallipoli at the book's launch.

Ruth's new picture book My Gallipoli, featuring illustrations by renowned South Australian artist Robert Hannaford, was officially launched on April 16 in the lead up to the Anzac Day centenary.

ABC 891 presenter and Sunday Mail columnist Peter Goers officially launched the book at Hill Smith Gallery in Adelaide, where an exhibition of Hannaford's illustrations and other collected works are also on show.

In this stunning hardback book direct accounts of real Gallipoli participants such as the Australian war correspondent C.E.W. Bean and Turkish commander Mustafa Kemal mingle with factual accounts from a host of fictional characters to provide a broad history of the battle, from the months immediately before the landing at Anzac Cove in April 1915 through to the present day commemoration ceremonies.

My Gallipoli is OUT NOW through Working Title Press. To read more about the book, including reviews, or to download teacher's notes, click here.

To see photos from the launch event, click here.

Ruth visited Reynella Primary School in South Australia with her new book An Anzac Tale.

She had a great time with all the students, who asked lots of intelligent questions and were really fun!

If you want Ruth to visit your school, check out the information on the appearances page.

Touring with Captain Congo, Pug and illustrator Greg Holfeld

A young fan meets a life-sized
Captain Congo and Pug.

Ruth has been busy doing lots of school visits with Captain Congo and his faithful sidekick Pug, the stars of her Captain Congo graphic novel series.

Illustrated by Greg Holfeld, the series revolves around intrepid adventurer Captain Congo the gorilla and his faithful sidekick Pug the penguin.

Captain Congo and the Klondike Gold is the third in the series that readers and critics just love. It follows 2009 Children's Book Council of Australia's shortlisted title Captain Congo and the Crocodile King and its sequel Captain Congo and the Maharaja's Monkey, which will have young readers enthralled to the very last page.

All Captain Congo books are OUT NOW through Working Title Press.

Read an article from The Advertiser about Ruth, Greg and Captain Congo.

Ruth Starke with Captain Congo illustrator Greg Holfeld. Picture: The Advertiser.

Kings Baptist Grammar School, Wynn Vale

Ruth had a great time visiting the students of Kings Baptist Grammar School in Wynn Vale, South Australia.

They were lots of fun, and loved hearing about how she wrote Noodle Pie.

Blakeview Primary School Book Day, 2013

Ruth took Captain Congo and Pug to Blakeview Primary School in South Australia for Book Day in 2013.

All the students dressed up in costume, and loved meeting Congo and Pug!

Asian Festival of Children's Content, Singapore, 2012

Ruth with Uma Krishnaswami (centre) and session chair Resham.

Ruth attended the Asian Festival of Children's Content in Singapore in 2012, where she presented a session on "Multicultural Literature" alongside Uma Krishnaswami of the USA.

With Singaporean author Sue Flotow.

Ruth visits Cabra Dominican College

Ruth visited Cabra Dominican College in Adelaide, South Australia where she talked about writing her books NIPS XI, Saving Saddler Street and more.

Ruth with some Cabra students.

Ruth interacts with the students at Cabra.

Talking about reading and writing.

Ruth's England tour 2008

A Noodle Pie fan from England.

Ruth went on a tour of schools in England in April, 2008, including: Whitehall Primary, Brocks Hill Primary, Linden Primary and Woodhouse Primary (all in Leicester); Edgewick Community School (Coventry); and Burgoyne Middle School, Westfield Middle School, Woodland Middle School and Gilbert Inglefield Middle School (all in Bedfordshire).

Check out the photos from her trip below - maybe you're in one!

Ruth's books are available in the UK from:

Roving Books

3 Kirkby Road,

Desford. Leicester. LE9 9GL

Email: john@rovingbooks.com

Phone: 0116 251 9151