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Story time - Fashionista

Reading with author, Maxine Beneba Clarke

Wednesday 19 April 2023
Fashionista by Maxine Beneba Clarke

Calling all fashionistas, fashion-resisters, fun lovers, fun makers and cool creators! Join Maxine Beneba Clarke as she reads her book Fashionista, leads us in craft activities and finishes in a flurry with a fashion parade finale! All are welcome, all are unique, and all are celebrated in this seriously stylish story time!

This program is Auslan interpreted and designed for ages 4-10 years accompanied by their grownup.

Maxine Beneba Clarke

Maxine Beneba Clarke is an Australian writer and illustrator of Afro-Caribbean descent. She is the author of over ten books, including the short fiction collection Foreign Soil, the memoir The Hate Race, the poetry collections Carrying the World and How Decent Folk Behave and the children’s books Fashionista and When We Say Black Lives Matter. She is currently Poet in Residence at The University of Melbourne.

Made possible with funds donated by Tim Fairfax AC

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