He is a life member of the Children’s Book Council of Australia. He regularly reviews children’s picture books on the community radio station 4MBS. He has been a judge of the Children’s Book Council Awards several times and is currently a judge for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Since 2015 he has been curating annual exhibitions of children’s book illustrations which have been shown in Brisbane City Council libraries. They feature artwork from popular children’s books produced by local artists. He recently took the time to answer a few questions for StoryLinks