Storytelling and Songs with Julianne Negri

Kick off Melbourne Kids Book Fest with a delightful interactive storytime. Award-winning children’s author Julianne Negri will welcome everyone to Book Festival with a stories, music and lots of songs.

Julianne Negri will be our emcee for Day 1 of Kids Book Fest. and leading another story session for Bookworms (Ages 5-8) at 12.30pm

About Julianne Negri

Julianne Negri is an award-winning writer and library worker living on Wurundjeri land. Julianne’s debut children’s novel The Secret Library of Hummingbird House was published in 2020 by Affirm Press and was a 2021 CBCA Notable. Her debut picture book Almost a Fish, illustrated by Evie Barrow, was released in May 2024 and won the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year. Adding to the variety of publications, Julianne's debut YA novel The Belly of a Wolf was published by UWA in March 2026.