sentences:  1979, began illustrating children's books
  
  1985, wrote first book, "Clive Eats Alligators"
  
  1985–2004, writing and illustrating.Exhibitions at 
  
  1993, guest speaker at IBBY conference, Manila
  
  1996, received Writers Project Grant from the Australia Council to research the Spanish Riding school in Vienna
  
  1999, writer in residence at Tanglin Trust School, Singapore
  
  2001, guest speaker at Story Lines Festival, Auckland
  
  2002, visiting author at the Bologna Book Fair, Italy, sponsored by the Australia Council
  
  2004, guest speaker, [Simmons College], Boston, United States
  
  2004, visiting author to Seoul, [Korea] for Children's Book Week
  
  2004, visiting author, schools in [Tokyo]
  
  2005, traveled to Antarctica as an Australian Antarctic Arts Fellow for the Kids Antarctic Art project.2005, workshops and exhibition of ""Are We There Yet"" in Japan as part of the Asialink literature touring program with the Aichi expo
  
  2005, photographer on tourist ship to Ross Sea region of Antarctica
  
  2006, "'Are We There Yet?"'