Matt talks about his passion for kids’ storytelling – especially for primary aged students.

“At that age, you’re really deciding how you feel about reading – you’re working out your relationship with reading – and if you can really catch a kid and give them the reading bug at that age, it really can, I believe, change their life,” Matt said.

He also had advice for young ones dreaming of making a career out of writing books “when they grow up”.

Listen to the full interview with Hope Nights host Graeme Burrill in the player above.