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Deborah Niland Deborah Niland i(A45606 works by)
Born: Established: 1950 Auckland, Auckland (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Deborah Niland is the daughter of Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland. She and her twin sister, Kilmeny Niland, studied at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney. Niland has illustrated children's books since 1970 and has worked with a variety of writers including Jean Chapman, Hazel Edwards (the 'Hippopotamus on the Roof' series) and Ruth Park.

Deborah and Kilmeny collaborated to illustrate many books in the 1970s as well as writing and illustrating Birds on a Bough (1975).

Niland has also painted for exhibitions.

Source: Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Some souces list Deborah Niland's date of birth as 1952.

Personal Awards

2020 recipient Order of Australia Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) For service to children's literature.
1976 IBBY Honour Diploma Illustration For 'Mulga Bill's Bicycle'.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2010 Z1739890 2010 single work picture book children's humour

'In a big, big city, in a tiny, tiny apartment, lived a tall, tall man and twelve babies.

'All the boys were called Alistair. All the girls were called Charlene.

'One day the door slams shut ... with the Charlenes on one side and the Alistairs on the other.

'What will the tall man do?' (From the publisher's website.)

2011 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Early Childhood
y separately published work icon It's Bedtime William Camberwell : Viking , 2010 Z1722563 2010 single work picture book children's 'William, no more jumping,' says Dad. 'William, it's bedtime NOW,' says Mum. But William has other ideas, and a very special friend to help make this his most memorable night ever! (Libraries Australia).
2011 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Best Language Development Book for Young Children (2003-2013)
2011 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Early Childhood
y separately published work icon It's Bedtime William Camberwell : Viking , 2010 Z1722563 2010 single work picture book children's 'William, no more jumping,' says Dad. 'William, it's bedtime NOW,' says Mum. But William has other ideas, and a very special friend to help make this his most memorable night ever! (Libraries Australia).
2011 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Best Language Development Book for Young Children (2003-2013)
2011 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Early Childhood
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