But every person alive today is descended from those who met those challenges and survived. She’d like to promise you a perfect world when you grow up, but she can’t – every generation faces its own challenges, from the atomic bomb to the Black Death to global warming. But humans are also very, very good at meeting challenges. She thinks boredom is one of the great enemies of the world.Humans do dumb things when they are bored.
Every book has a wombat in them, even if they are described as a werewolf, a diprotodon or a stubborn human who sneaks carrots when no one is looking.ģ. Also finding her way out of car parks, though she never gets lost in the bush.Ģ. (Though thanks to her spell checker she is finally learning.) Also arithmetic – the numbers go back to front. She’s dyslexic, and can read faster than a wombat can crunch a carrot, but spelling is beyond her. Ten Things You Need to Know About Jackie Frenchġ. Her books have sold almost 2.5 million copies globally. Jackie French’s writing career has so far spanned 25 years, 248 wombats, over 140 books, 36 languages and more than 60 awards in Australia and overseas. My 85 year old nan is a great reader of historical fiction and a harsh critic…and Jackie French would be one of her favourite authors (trust me, this is high praise indeed!). Her historical fiction is in my opinion her greatest achievement I have never read historical fiction so powerful. Jackie is a masterful storyteller and champion of children’s literature. Jackie French has given our children (and many an adult!) over 140 gorgeous books. She deserves bouquets of flowers (native), baskets of organic produce, buckets of compost, hi-fives from wombats, clucks from chooks and a standing ovation from parents and teachers for the gift she has given to our young people. Jackie French deserves every bit of gushing I give her.
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