Part-time wombat (honorary) and Australian author Jackie French is doing an all-ages story time at Byron Library this Monday, January 21 at 11am.
Famous for her Diary of a Wombat Jackie is also a historian and an ecologist and writes for adults, young adults and small humans.
With over 200 books under her belt Jackie has still found time to build a house and power system, plant thousands of trees, study wombats and eat plenty of dark chocolate.
As a dyslexic Jackie is also the patron of a number of literacy programmes across Australia, still can’t spell, was the 2014–15 Australian Children’s Laureate and 2015 Senior Australian of the Year.
If you want to enjoy a hilarious half hour with Jackie then make sure you book your spot at the free story time on 6685 8540.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
