To further fuel my love of writing, I am a member of the Australian Society of Authors and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
I love all things green and this – together with our overactive compost and a few rogue worms that broke into the kitchen – inspired Harriet’s Hungry Worms.
Together with Melissa Johns’ inventive illustrations incorporating recycled materials, I’m hoping my first eco picture book will inspire young worm warriors to roll up their sleeves and put their kitchen food scraps to good use.
In a shady corner of Harriet’s backyard is a big, green box. And inside that box are hundreds of… worms! They spend their days munching on anything from Aunt Tilda’s herbal teabags to the sports pages of Uncle Sam’s paper. Harriet watches and waits, but the worms don’t seem to do anything… until one day they leave her a big surprise!
If you want to read more about Harriet, her hungry worms or me, head to the Stories page. Or you can drop me a line at hello@samanthasmith.com