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Heather Potter Heather Potter i(A63597 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

In 1987 Potter published There Was a Crooked Man, an eight-page picture book based on the traditional children's story. She has illustrated numerous children's books by other authors, as well as created designs for a set of postage stamps for Australia Post, titled 'The Magic Rainforest' (2002). She is also credited as co-author of The Art of Innocents : Tsunami Seen through the Eyes of Sri Lankan Children (2005), which features pictorial works by young tsunami survivors.With co-author Mark Ware she created a web site based on this book, also titled 'The Art of Innocents'.

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y separately published work icon 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
y separately published work icon Waves : For Those Who Come Across the Sea Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2018 14045297 2018 single work picture book non-fiction children's

'Every journey is perilous, every situation heartbreaking. Every refugee is a person forced by famine or war or fear to leave their home, their families, their friends and all they know. Children have travelled on the waves of migration to the shores of Australia for tens of thousands of years. 

'This book tells some of their stories.Waves is a narrative non-fiction book about the waves of migration to the shores of Australia.' (Publication summary)
2019 highly commended Educational Publishing Awards Australia — Primary — Educational Picture or Chapter Book
2019 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Eight to 10 Years
2019 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book
y separately published work icon Nanna's Button Tin Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2017 11402278 2017 single work picture book children's

'Nanna’s button tin is very special. It has buttons of all shapes and sizes and they all have a different story to tell. But today, one button in particular is needed. A button for teddy. A beautiful story about memories and the stories that shape a family. ' (Synopsis)
2018 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Five to 8 Years
2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
2018 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Picture Books
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