Ditch the exams says Leigh Hobbs, departing Children's Laureate

By Linda Morris
Updated December 16 2017 - 9:43am, first published November 28 2017 - 3:46pm
The Good Weekend Magazine. Childrens book illustrator and author Leigh Hobbs. Pic Simon Schluter 2 May 2017.
The Good Weekend Magazine. Childrens book illustrator and author Leigh Hobbs. Pic Simon Schluter 2 May 2017.

At the end of Leigh Hobbs' tenure as Australian Children's Laureate, the creator of some of the most irascible characters of children's picture books has a message for educators and parents.

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