Much loved Australian children’s author and Australian Children’s Laureate, Boori Monty Pryor, visited The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) today to run a storytelling workshop with patients.

The session was coordinated by the RCH Education Institute and included readings of Boori’s popular books to children and families in the hospital.

The visit comes in time to help RCH patients plan their inaugural Jumbunna Film Festival (Jumbunna is the Woi Wurrung word for storytelling form the Wurundjeri people). The children and young people in the hospital will coordinate all aspects of the festival, from event management, promotion and publicity to the writing, directing and editing of films.

Boori’s visit was sponsored by the State Library of Victoria and Australian Children’s Literature Alliance.