Accomplished Children’s Book Illustrators
AKB supports & promotes the touring exhibition of original artworks from some of Australia’s most accomplished children’s book illustrators. The State Library of Queensland presents Look! The art of Australian picture books today…ON NOW
AKB will shine brightly in 2012
Look whats coming up – National Year of Reading 2012.
So get on-top in 2012 and fill your kids stocking with an education, motivational, fun gift this xmas!
Congratulations KELLY SLATER
Kelly Slater WINS his 11th World Title at the Rip Curl Pro event…There is much talk that he is a freak, a talent from another planet…because of his amazing surfing skill and achievements.
And back in 2010, Kelly Slater gave Surf Safari the thumbs up and was excited to take home AKB to show his daughter. We are stoked on his surfing, and the fact he is stoked on our surfing book for kids…Awesome!
AKB inspiration WINS
Being my daughter & the second biggest inspiration to AKB series, i am proud to announce Tiger-lily won the Peoples Choice Award & 4-8yr old category @ the Byron Bay Surf Festival ‘StART Me Up’ kids art comp!
AKB first sale to Sweden
Dedicated surfer; Tony Kammari of Sweden is the first person in Europe to own their AKB book pack. During the book sale transaction and getting to know Tony slightly, i gained admiration for his bravery and dedication to the ocean. Given that he surfs the waters of Sweden all year round is just unfathomable coming from Byron Bay. And for this reason i’m super stoked he purchased our books for his kids.
Bali – bloody bagus
The library at Uluwatu public school Bali, now have their very own copy of Skate Session & Surf Safari. The books were donated as a gesture of my thanks upon my visit to their wonderful surf crazed island. Also, a beggar boy on the streets of Kuta, and the Bali family i stayed with also received AKB pack.
AKB donate books to Bali schools…
Aloha good folk
AKB is taking the initiative to give the best gift we know, to the poor kids of Bali. Being the surfing epicentre of the world, we wish to stoke out some local kids with our new title Surf Safari.
WARNING – delay’s on your book order (12 days max/ 20-30th Sept 2011) can be expected, as surfing, practicing yoga and donating AKB to Balinese schools takes priority. I appreciate your support, patience and look forward to inspiring your child through AKB as soon as i arrive home.
New Zealand launch a rolling success…
Departure to New Zealand went smooth, just like the book launch itself.
The whole school came out to listen to me talk, it was such a warm reception and very happy kids. This may have been due to the skateboarding demonstration that was performed prior to the launch, by some local jnr. rippers and an older down hill racing legend from the area.
It is safe to say AKB New Zealand launch was a rolling success, even sales were through the roof. But the trip was not just business, it was always going to be about action adventure also.
Wanaka and Queenstown is a land full of great adventures. And as you can see by a sample of photos, the kids and i enjoyed some of what the area had to offer.
Reading above her years, however not all is what it appears…
My daughter is your typical girl, however she loves to skate & surf while also dressing up i.e. in lens-free glasses and doing dance performances to the family.
This picture of her reading Enid Blyton’s Enchanted Wood, well pretending to, sums up the beauty of books in my mind. It answers the debate between eBooks & hardcopy books, where in this environment a good hardcopy book can’t be beat in my view.
