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Sophie Beer Sophie Beer i(13513631 works by) (a.k.a. Sophie Blackhall-Cain)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Sophie Beer is a children's book writer and illustrator based in Brisbane. She has a degree in Law and Creative Industries from Queensland University of Technology, but turned to art and illustration after graduating.

In 2016 Sophie was the winner of the 2016 SCBWI Penguin/Random House Portfolio award; and her 2019 picture book Loves Makes a Family was longlisted for the ABIA Children's Picture Book of the Year.

Source: https://www.sophie-beer.com

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Other works not individually indexed include:

    Love Makes a Family (Board Book)

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Little Queenslanders Alphabet Book Brisbane : State Library of Queensland , 2020 21117070 2020 single work picture book children's

'A fun and fantastical alphabet book celebrating the unique animals and places of Queensland.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2021 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed by Sophie Beer & Joanna Hunt
y separately published work icon Izzy and Frank Brunswick : Scribble , 2020 17489408 2020 single work picture book children's

'Izzy and Frank spend blue-sky-sunny days and grey-cloud-rainy days roaming and playing by the sea.

'But when Izzy has to leave her lighthouse and island life behind to move to the city, she also has to say goodbye to Frank.

'The city is crowded and noisy, and Izzy misses the sand and the sea.

'Can Izzy find a place for herself in her new home? And will she ever see Frank again?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Three to 5 Years
y separately published work icon Kindness Makes Us Strong Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2019 15703843 2019 single work picture book children's

'Whether we share a toy or include someone in a game, all acts of kindness – no matter how big or small – make the world a better place.

'Kindness is doing what you can, where you are, with what you have, and in Kindness Makes Us Strong, Sophie Beer introduces us to a bunch of cute kids doing just that.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Birth to 3 Years
2020 longlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Children's Picture Book of the Year
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