Born: Established: Victoria, ;
Gender:
Female
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BiographyHistory
Most Referenced Works
Personal Awards
- 2010 recipient May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust Fellowship
- 2003 shortlisted Ginninderra Press Short Story for Children Competition
Awards for Works
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Kookaburra
Melbourne
:
Walker Books Australia
,
2020
19557207
2020
single work
picture book
children's
'An exciting new addition to the narrative nonfiction series Nature Storybooks, about kookaburras.
'In the crinkled shadows night-dwellers yawn, day-creatures stretch and Kookaburra laughs. Kook-kook-kook. Kak-kak-kak.
'The team behind Dingo is back again with a new addition to the Nature Storybooks series. The kookaburra, perhaps Australia's best-loved bird, is shown in all her glory in a stunning and vivid landscape. Follow along as Kookaburra finds food for her young and goes searching for a nest with her mate.
'Full of fun and interesting facts about kookaburras - perfect for nature lovers and budding wildlife scientists.' (Publication summary)
- 2021 commended Whitley Awards — Children's Illustrated Zoology Book
- 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Eve Pownall Award
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Haywire
Lindfield
:
Scholastic Australia
,
2020
18466042
2020
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'Life in Germany in 1939 is not safe for 13 year old Max Gruber so he is sent to his Uncle Ferdy in London, only to find himself sent to Australia aboard the famous ship Dunera. Arriving in rural Hay, and housed in an internment camp, he meets local boy Tom. The two new friends become allies, as their lives are affected by the growing conflict in far away Europe.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2021 shortlisted Book Links Award for Historical Fiction
- 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
- 2020 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's History Prize — Young People's History Prize
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The Anzac Billy
Newtown
:
Black Dog Books
,
2019
15425027
2019
single work
picture book
children's
'During World War I, Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the front were sent Christmas care packages in a tin billy. The Anzac Billy is the heartwarming story of a little boy packing a billy with all his father’s favourite things – added to by mum and grandma – even though he realises there is no way that the billy can actually go to a particular soldier.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2021 longlisted Book Links Award for Historical Fiction
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