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indicates Western Australian authors/illustrators |
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indicates readership
levels for author's fiction works:
- EC Early Childhood = Kindergarten -
Yr 3
- MC Middle Childhood = Yrs 3 - 7
- EA Early Adolescence = Yrs 7 - 10
- YA Late Adolescence/Young Adulthood
= Yrs 10 - 12
- ADULT
NOTE: No levels are assigned to illustrators.
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| Website: Chris Van Allsburg |
| Winner of two Caldecott
Medals, Chris Van Allsburg is considered to
be one of the greatest children's book illustrators.
His books are unique, intriguing and mysterious. The
Mysteries of Harris Burdick, one
of Van Allsburg's most captivating and imaginative
books, has been republished in 2000 and is
available in Australia. Chris grew up in Michigan,
USA and began his artistic life as a sculptor.
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| Blog: elizabeth vercoe |
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and artist, Elizabeth Vercoe lives in Melbourne.
Her first book, Keep
Your Hair On!, a novel based
on her own experiences with cancer was published
in 2003. The
Grief Book: Strategies for Young People shortlisted
for the 2005 Eve Pownall
Award for Information Books is her second book.
Brief information about Elizabeth
can be found on the Black Dogs Books site. |
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| Website: N/A July 2009 |
Since her first illustrated book for children, The Tram to Bondi Beach, written by Libby Hathorn was Highly Commended in the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Award of 1981, almost every title Julie Vivas has produced has won acclaim from adults and children.
She is not afraid to tackle controversial subjects for children as is shown in the down-to-earth holy family and the Angel Gabriel in work boots in The Nativity, and Hello Baby showing the birth of said baby.
Awards:
Dromkeen Medal, 1992 |
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- The Tram to Bondi Beach, written by Libby Hathorn, 1980
Highly Commended, CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 1981
- Possum Magic, written by Mem Fox, 1983
Highly Commended, CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 1984
Winner, NSW Premier's Literary Award: Children's Book, 1984
IBBY Diploma for Illustration, 1986
- Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partidge, written by Mem Fox, 1984
- The Nativity, 1986
- The Very Best of Friends, written by Margaret Wild, 1989
Winner, CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 1990
- I Went Walking, written by Sue Machin, 1989
- Let the Celebrations Begin, written by Margaret Wild, 1991
Shortlisted, CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 1992
- Let's Eat, written by Ana Zamorino, 1995
Highly Commended, CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers, 1996
- Hello Baby, written by Jenni Overend, 1989
- Let's go Visiting, written by Sue Williams, 2000
- Cuddle Time, written by Libby Gleeson, 2004
- Samsara dog, written by Helen Manos, 2006
- Puffling, written by Margaret Wild, 2008
Shortlisted, CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood, 2009
Notable Book, CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 2009
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- The Dromkeen
Book of Australian Children's Illustrators.
Compiled by Susan Scobie. Scholastic,
1997. pp.148-151
ISBN 1 86388 695 8
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