Big Kids Lit Quiz raises funds for IBBY
Congratulations Big Kids Lit Quizzers!
Thank you. You have helped raise $500 for IBBY. So much fun and frivolity was had last year that this end of year’s luncheon numbers increased from 24 to 40. Yahoo to you Kids Literature supporters!
As we sat in air-conditioned comfort, we were entertained by feisty MC Mia Macrossan. Accolades to Mia who kept some 40 participants on the hop firing out six rounds of quiz questions. Much nail biting and open disbelief at the obvious answers had a few rubbing their chin and thumping their foreheads. Some team members exclaimed, ‘Oh! We knew that… Why didn’t we write it down…’ when the MC read out the answers.
Some of the categories were colour (clever use of titles with colour), visual illustrations (very difficult – next time we need front covers of books with blanked-out text), made in Queensland. It was very exciting when each winning team in a category selected a free book from the gourmet books. Much appreciation to Dimity Powell for the huge donation of books.
After the scrumptious first course, the Quiz started. Its focus was children’s books – from Picture Books to YA novels. In between breaks was the favourite game of Heads and Tails. All ran seamlessly with thanks to co-ordinator Jenny Stubbs and her quiz question expert Mia.
The luncheon of fresh Christmas meats, roast chicken, smoked fish, pumpkin and spinach salad, green salad, super food salad and condiments was a huge hit. For dessert, the create-your-own pavs with choices of freshly cut fruit pieces and double dollop cream left a delightfully sweet taste as motivation for next year. Massive thank you to Jenny and Shirley Stubbs for their extraordinary MasterChef expertise.
Awards were presented on the day. Story Links Writing Competition co-ordinator Mia Macrossan presented winner Debbie Smith with her prize.
Also, CBCA Qld President Trisha Buckley presented Judith Russell with a special plaque for being made a Life Member of the Queensland Branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia.
Thank you to our wonderful authors and illustrators, members from Book Links, Write Links, Story Links, CBCA Qld, SCBWI, QSLA, May Gibbs Childrens’ Literature Trust, Last Tuesday Book Club plus teachers, librarians, teacher-librarians, library technicians for joining us for this social Christmas event.
With this achieved, we look forward to an even greater 2019 Big Kids Lit Quiz Xmas Luncheon.
