Hi 3M Whalan Rappers,
You'd like to know how I came up with the idea
for my story about Mrs Millie.
Well, that's kind of a long story, Until I was twelve
years old I lived in New Guinea, on the outskirts of a town called Mount Hagen
in the Western Highlands Province. I liked to spend most of my time alone, and
much of that up in trees. There were some trees near our house that had such a
thick canopy of vines and creepers growing over them that I could make the most
amazing cubby houses in them (this was about twenty metres above the ground). I
made little balconies and passage-ways, all modelled out of the creepers. Ever
since then I've wanted to make a story about someone who travelled to the
top of a tree that had such a thick canopy they could walk on it.
Did I know someone called Mrs
Millie
No, but an old lady seemed the perfect candidate for the
character in this story. To be honest I can't even remember where the name
Millie came from, just that I liked it.
Do I like writing stories for
children
Yes, I'm passionate about stories for children. I think that
good children's literature is also for adults. Some adults think that its not
cool to like children's books which I think is silly.
Do I have any children?
Over the course of a year I often have many children, but none
of them is human. See if you can work that one out?
Matt
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