Work with me: Teacher Notes

Contact me – vanessaryanrendall@gmail.com for the creation of teacher notes for Picture books, non-fiction books, Junior and Middle grade fiction.

Check out the testimonials to see the great resources I have created so far!


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Testimonial – Kesta Fleming & Marlow Brown series

I’m so glad I engaged Vanessa to write the teacher notes for the first two books in the Marlow Brown series. I have a teaching background myself and fully intended…

Testimonial – Elizabeth Mary Cummings

The notes she shared with me were extensive and the detail and relevance to the curriculum (along with all the necessary standards, keys and outcomes) made them so easy to…

Testimonial – Renee Irving Lee

Vanessa wrote the teacher notes for my picture books, Rosie Leads the Way and The Strongest Boy.  As an ex-teacher myself, I was extremely happy with the extensive teaching and…

Testimonial – Wild Dingo Press

Vanessa is the consummate professional in her dealings with our team. She has written a very fine set of teacher notes, incorporating the key curriculum areas for both science and…

Teacher notes

Other notes I have produced:  The Amulet of Athlone by Ruth Devine http://ruthdevinewriter.com/books/ Where do odd socks go by Yvonne and illustrated by Sunshine. https://www.tillyandtolin.com

Testimonial – Georgie Donaghey

I was impressed with Vanessa’s professionalism in preparing the teacher notes for my picture book, In the Shadow of an Elephant. Her depth of knowledge on the multitude of topics…

Testimonial – Suzi Faed

I was thoroughly impressed with the quality of Vanessa’s teacher notes for My Daddy is Different available from website. From the start, Vanessa was quick to respond to emails, efficient and…

Testimonial – Wendy Haynes

I was amazed by how Vanessa meshed together the teacher’s notes for my picture book Hayden’s Bedtime, and how she found numerous ways to address the school curriculum. She was…

Testimonial – Elizabeth Foster

The teachers’ notes Vanessa prepared for me were well thought out, comprehensive and completed in a timely manner. They captured the essence of Esme’s Wish very well and would make a valuable…

Testimonial – Graham Hosking

Vanessa recently provided comprehensive teaching notes for my debut picture book “Sidney Opera Mouse”. Vanessa understood exactly the messages I was trying to portray in the book and communicated them…

Testimonial – Dannika Patterson

Vanessa’s expertise and attention to detail when compiling Teachers’ Notes is incredible. Her work putting together notes for my poetry collection, SeaSpray17: Ocean Photography & Haiku Poetry was comprehensive, insightful…

Testimonial – Zewlan Moor

“Vanessa was prompt and over-delivered on a project for teachers’ resources for both the Australian and US curriculum. I would have no hesitation in recommending her and I will definitely…

Testimonial – Elizabeth Mary Cummings

With Vanessa you will be in good hands and can be guaranteed a product that will not only be worth every cent paid but one that will certainly profile your…

Summer Time by Antonia Pesenti and illustrated by Hilary Bell

The Rhyming verse on each double page spread encapsulates the feeling of summer that many Australians feel as the weather warms up, the magpies come out and the beach calls.…

Windcatcher: The migration of the short-tailed shearwater. By Diane Jackson Hill and Craig Smith

From a tiny island on the edge of the Southern Ocean, a lighthouse beams. The Short-Tailed Shearwater fly around 30,000km from their home in southern Australia to the Arctic Circle…

A hollow is a home by Abbie Mitchell. Illustrated by Astred Hicks.

  A book entirely dedicated to species that live in hollows, A hollow is a home by Abbie Mitchell will enlighten young readers about the importance of different types of…

The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan

What do you get when you cross a grandpa who loves jokes, twins who have vivid imaginations and a dusty old fold out bed? The Land of Roar by Jenny…

Migrations: Open Hearts. Open Borders.

“Hope is the thing with feathers – that perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words And never stops – at all” Migrations: Open Hearts. Open…

Wilam: A birrarung story by Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly. Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy

  Birrarung is wilam to many Wilam means home in Woiwurrung, the language of the Wurundjeri clan and this stunning book brings to life many different words from this clan.…

Little Bird’s Day by Sally Morgan and illustrated by Johnny Warrkatja Malibarr

  Little birds flit around us all of the time, but what do they eat? Where do they go when the sun goes down and why do they wake us…

Testimonials – Jack and Jill Kindergarten, Berowra.

Thanks so much Vanessa for coming out and sharing your book “The Bee Detectives” with our children 3-5 years old. The experience allowed them to learn so much more about Bees. We have had our native Bees for several years and had beekeepers out before. Your book took an in-depth look into classification, different ways they live, how they collect pollen and make honey.  It created lots of meaningful conversation with the children; your interactive book reading allowed them to share these ideas with each other. The extended activity afterwards of the magnifiers provided by Vanessa was a great extension to the book. The children were so excited to be their very own Bee detectives and really extended their learning.

Thanks so much Vanessa for coming out and sharing your book “The Bee Detectives” with our children 3-5 years old. The experience allowed them to learn so much more about Bees. We have had our native Bees for several years and had beekeepers out before. Your book took an in-depth look into classification, different ways they live, how they collect pollen and make honey.  It created lots of meaningful conversation with the children; your interactive book reading allowed them to share these ideas with each other. The extended activity afterwards of the magnifiers provided by Vanessa was a great extension to the book. The children were so excited to be their very own Bee detectives and really extended their learning. 

I was impressed with Vanessa’s professionalism in preparing the teacher notes for my picture book, In the Shadow of an Elephant. Her depth of knowledge on the multitude of topics covered was just incredible! She has compiled a 15-page document that will allow Educators and students an opportunity to explore conversations and discover different layers within the book.

Georgie Donaghey