Born: Established: 1964 ;
Gender:
Female
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Most Referenced Works
Personal Awards
Awards for Works
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Sing Me the Summer
South Melbourne
:
Affirm Press
,
2020
19843943
2020
single work
picture book
children's
'Splash into summer with this glorious love letter to the seasons.
'Combining Jane Godwin's sparkling text and Alison Lester's whimsical watercolours, Sing Me the Summer celebrates those precious everyday moments that stay with us forever.' (Publication summary)
- 2021 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Three to 5 Years
- 2021 shortlisted Booksellers Choice Award — Children's Book of the Year
- 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Books
- 2021 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Children's Picture Book of the Year
- 2021 shortlisted Indie Awards — Children's
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When Rain Turns to Snow
Sydney
:
Lothian
,
2020
18883135
2020
single work
children's fiction
children's
'A runaway, a baby and a whole lot of questions...
'Lissa is home on her own after school one afternoon when a stranger turns up on the doorstep carrying a baby. Reed is on the run - surely people are looking for him? He's trying to find out who he really is and thinks Lissa's mum might have some answers. But how could he be connected to Lissa's family - and why has he been left in charge of a baby? A baby who is sick, and getting sicker ...
'Reed's appearance stirs up untold histories in Lissa's family, and suddenly she is having to make sense of her past in a way she would never have imagined. Meanwhile, her brother is dealing with a devastating secret of his own.' (Publication summary)
- 2021 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
- 2021 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers
- 2021 longlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Allison Colpoys
- 2021 longlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
- 2021 longlisted Indie Awards — Young Adult
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I'll Always Be Older Than You
Richmond
:
Hardie Grant Egmont
,
2020
18442778
2020
single work
picture book
children's
'I’ll teach you to peel bananas,
eat ice-cream in a cone.'It’s lucky you’ve got me –
I had to learn this on my own.'A big sister marvels at how she will always be older than her baby brother, no matter how much he grows.
'A celebration of the bond between siblings from acclaimed author Jane Godwin, with glorious illustrations from Sara Acton.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
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