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‘Story-telling’ can occur in many different forms – using words, letters, and punctuation or perhaps using leaves, buds, and blossoms. Every story appeals to us on different levels and allows us to experience our world in different ways.<\/p>\n
Find out more about the stories being told on ‘Bingalum’, by exploring this website where the two creative aspects of Irena Kobald are combined.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Bingalum Creations exists to offer our society with the opportunity to reflect and reconnect with Nature, while being completely sustainable.CLICK HERE<\/strong>TO VIEW OUR CREATIONS WORKSHOPS<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Irena is on a mission to help people re-connect with Nature and one another. Bingalum was born to facilitate her two creative outlets, artwork & storytelling.CLICK HERE<\/strong>READ MORE OF IRENA’S STORY<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t A book collection that focuses around educating us on how to understand and respect Nature’s offerings while appreciating and empathising with those around us.CLICK HERE<\/strong>TO VIEW OUR BOOK COLLECTION<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t Irena Kobald was born in Austria and has a master’s degree in Russian. By the time she came to Australia at the age of 26, she had picked up English while living in other countries.She has worked in a wide range of remote schools in the Northern Territory, taught German in Queensland high schools and English as a Second Language to both adults and children, so her understanding of how language is acquired is both personal and technical, experiential and academic.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t My Two Blankets <\/em>includes the themes of friendship, family, feelings, cultural diversity, integration, and social issues, to name a few. It succinctly describes what it feels like having to learn a new language. While the book falls into the category of a ‘children’s book’, adults also find it highly inspiring due to its underlying messages of change, adaptation, loneliness, resilience, and rebuilding your identity in a ‘strange’ or new environment.<\/p>\n My Two Blankets<\/em> was the 2015 Australian Book Council Picture Book of the Year. It was shortlisted for the 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Award, received a ‘starred’ review for the Kirkus Prize (U.S.) and was reviewed in the\u00a0New York Times Book Review<\/em> (23\/08\/2015). Irena has completed over 250 presentations with My Two Blankets<\/em> in 9 countries and 3 languages. While this is a great achievement, Irena considers this a ‘work in progress’.<\/p>\n\t Irena’s second book, The Dream Peddler, <\/em>is a very personal story about a young man’s battle with drug addiction.<\/p>\n ‘Remember when you held your baby for the first time? Remember the wishes and dreams you had for that baby? Every parent, no matter whether rich or poor, black or white, has those dreams.<\/p>\n Sometimes, no matter how hard parents try, these dreams do not work out because your baby, your child, is lured away from all you gave him or her by a peddler of very different dreams.<\/p>\n These dreams turn very quickly into nightmares. A seemingly never-ending nightmare that destroys everything that you once held dear and believed in. When this nightmare becomes reality, \u00a0the only thing you can’t afford to lose is hope.’<\/p>\n Taking part of a very special project, Irena was delighted to lend her knowledge and expertise into helping author Anthony Bertini and publishing house Dirt Lane Press translate their new book “Where Happiness Hides”<\/em> into German. Available in over 35 different languages “Where Happiness Hides”<\/em> is a story that captures child-like imagination on a journey through the things we need to hold on to in tough times – happiness, curiosity, resilience and hope. Check out Dirt Lane Press’ website for more information on this heart-warming book.<\/p>\n\t\t (No restrictions on group size)<\/em>Schools:<\/strong> Primary and SecondaryIrena’s Travel\/Accommodation:<\/strong> To be split between schools in one location<\/p>\t\t\n\t Requirements:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 1x Interactive Whiteboard<\/p>\n \u2022 1x Large blanket<\/p>\n \u2022 1x Packet of tissues<\/p>\n \u2022 3x Different coloured hula-hoop rings<\/p>\n\n\t Author of the 2015 Australian Book Council Picture Book of the Year, Irena Kobald, will be available for visits to your school offering a range of interactive reading sessions and presentations.<\/p>\n The themes of My Two Blankets<\/em> include friendship, family, feelings, cultural diversity, integration, and social issues, to name a few. It succinctly describes what it feels like having to learn a new language. While the book falls into the category of a ‘children’s book’, it is also highly inspirational to adults due to its underlying messages of change, adaptation, loneliness, resilience and re-building your identity in a ‘strange’ or new environment. The author talks include detailed explanations of the illustrations and the most important metaphors in My Two Blankets<\/em>, as well as background information.<\/p>\n Irena is a registered teacher in both Queensland and the N.T. with many years of experience in teaching all age groups. Since the publication of MY TWO BLANKETS, she has delivered close to 300 visual literacy presentations in 9 countries and in 3 languages. The responses and feedback have always been unanimously positive, providing the motivation for Irena to continue wanting to share this universal message with as many readers in as many places as possible.<\/p>\n\t\t![\"64344220_1280046258813745_6629021858027012096_o\"](\"https:\/\/bingalum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/946\/2020\/06\/64344220_1280046258813745_6629021858027012096_o-1024x682.jpg\" "\\"64344220_1280046258813745_6629021858027012096_o\\"")
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