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James Foley James Foley i(A141016 works by)
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

James Foley is a children's book author and illustrator'. He has also been a cartoonist for Western Australia's weekly Quokka newspaper since 2003, and is a member of the Australian Cartoonists' Association.
 

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Dungzilla Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2017 11389043 2017 single work children's fiction children's

'Sally Tinker – creator of Brobot and the world’s foremost inventor under the age of twelve – is back. Sally has built a machine capable of enlarging any object, but when she tries resizing a slice of pizza she accidentally enlarges a dung beetle to scary proportions. As the hungry beetle rolls itself a dung ball large enough to crush an entire town, Sally races to fix her new machine but not before Sally’s baby brother Joe makes himself enormous and saves the day. Unfortunately Joe can’t be shrunk down immediately, and he desperately needs a nappy change.' (Publication summary)

2019 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award Younger Readers
2017 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Best Illustrated Book / Graphic Novel
y separately published work icon Brobot Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2016 9500574 2016 single work graphic novel children's

'Sally is the world’s foremost inventor under the age of twelve, and she just knows she can build a better brother than the messy, smelly version she has. Sally’s invention – Brobot – is fantastic, that is until the remote gets broken and Brobot careens out of control. Sally realises that maybe there’s more to a brother than just his inconveniences.' (Publication summary)

2017 finalist Crystal Kite Award Australian and New Zealand Division
2016 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Best Illustrated Book / Graphic Novel
2017 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award Younger Readers
y separately published work icon Brobot Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2016 9500574 2016 single work graphic novel children's

'Sally is the world’s foremost inventor under the age of twelve, and she just knows she can build a better brother than the messy, smelly version she has. Sally’s invention – Brobot – is fantastic, that is until the remote gets broken and Brobot careens out of control. Sally realises that maybe there’s more to a brother than just his inconveniences.' (Publication summary)

2017 finalist Crystal Kite Award Australian and New Zealand Division
2016 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Best Illustrated Book / Graphic Novel
2017 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award Younger Readers
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