Happy Pants Headquarters welcomes special guest, Deb Fitzpatrick, ahead of her appearance at Story Wheel as part of Totally Lit Festival in Fremantle, Western Australia. Deb has written 10 books for children and young adults, her latest being Tawny Trouble, the tale of 11 year old Tessa's adventures as she cares for an injured bird, a Tawny Frogmouth, while on holiday in WA's southwest.

Vision Australia Radio's Gemma Sidney speaks to Deb about books, writing, her real-life adventures in the cloud forest, plus you'll hear an excerpt from Tawny Trouble. As with all Happy Pants episodes, who knows what objects will emerge from their happy pants pockets??!

Find out more and book for Story Wheel on the Totally Lit website. You can take your pick of Deb or another children's author and have a spin on the Fremantle Wheel on Fremantle Esplanade, WA.

Totally Lit Festival events are happening all over Fremantle, WA from 26 September to 10 October 2025. Vision Australia Radio is a proud media partner.

Happy Pants Headquarters welcomes special guest, Deb Fitzpatrick, ahead of her appearance at Story Wheel as part of Totally Lit Festival in Fremantle, Western Australia. Deb has written 10 books for children and young adults, her latest being Tawny Trouble, the tale of 11 year old Tessa's adventures as she cares for an injured bird, a Tawny Frogmouth, while on holiday in WA's southwest.
Vision Australia Radio's Gemma Sidney speaks to Deb about books, writing, her real-life adventures in the cloud forest, plus you'll hear an excerpt from&nbsp;Tawny Trouble. As with all Happy Pants episodes, who knows what objects will emerge from their happy pants pockets??!
Find out more and book for Story Wheel <a href="https://totallylit.au/program/story-wheel/">on the Totally Lit website</a>. You can take your pick of Deb or another children's author and have a spin on the Fremantle Wheel on Fremantle Esplanade, WA.
Totally Lit Festival events are happening all over Fremantle, WA from 26 September to 10 October 2025.&nbsp;Vision Australia Radio is a proud media partner.

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Vision Australia Radio Interview Highlights shares a range of discussions initially broadcasted on our print disability radio network. Vision Australia Radio podcasts are accessible on all major podcast apps.
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Happy Pants: Deb Fitzpatrick at Totally Lit Fest

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