Erica Bentel

Name Erica Bentel
Email Address bentels@smartchat.net.au
Profession Writer
Professional Services
  • Public readings
  • Workshop presentation
Areas of Work
  • Children's
Country Australia
State WA
Phone 0414 755 235
Biography Erica started out as a copywriter writing ads for TV, radio & Print. Her first Children's book to be published, Has A Book Got A Spine? has been put on the Premier's Summer Reading Challenge List 08/09. Erica offers school visits where she does highly interactive reading sessions with Kindy - Year 3. She will be presenting at the All Saint's Literary Festival '09.
Publication History Has A Book Got A Spine? is a very brightly coloured and wonderfully illustrated children's book aimed at 3 - 8 year olds. (Illustrations by Neil Elliott). Based on wordplay, this book asks questions such as: Does a Comb have Teeth? Do Potatoes Have Eyes? Does a Mountain have a Foot? A highly interactive book, this book is proving to cause great amusement as well as stimulate lateral thinking. At the same time, it's been used to help with language development and ESL. Published by the Multicultural Services Centre of WA. Available at all major school suppliers as well as at selected bookstores.