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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Vampyre
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'I am Vampyre.
Feared. Despised.
I live in darkness.
I long for light.

'From the dark depths of his vampyre world, a vampyre boy reflects on the joyous days of his childhood and his current life as a vampyre. Thought-provoking and atmospheric, Vampyre is a monumental picture book about identity, making choices and being true to oneself...' (From the publisher's website.)

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Unit Suitable For

AC: Year 7 (NSW Stage 4)

Themes

belonging, identity, isolation, rebellion, the outsider

General Capabilities

Critical and creative thinking, Literacy

Teaching Resources

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Teacher’s notes from publisher’s website.

Notes

  • Ages 8+

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2011 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 1 September 2011.
      ISBN: 9781921529221 (hbk.)
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Works about this Work

[Essay] : Vampyre Dmetri Kakmi , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Australia 2013-;

'Published in 2011, Margaret Wild’s picture book Vampyre is a hallucinatory marriage of minimal text and symbolic imagery, rendered in a subdued colour palette. Echoing the image and writing style, the story pivots on a complex exchange of ideas. Chief among these is the individual striving for personal salvation. The journey is fraught and the end remains ambiguous, paradoxical.' (Introduction)
Definitely Worth a Look Margot Hillel , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 26)
— Review of Vampyre Margaret Wild , 2011 single work picture book
Vampyre by Margaret Wild Vicki Stanton , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , November 2011;
— Review of Vampyre Margaret Wild , 2011 single work picture book
Reading and Viewing : Some Picture Books and Graphic Texts Deborah McPherson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 46 no. 3 2011; (p. 107-108)
— Review of Vampyre Margaret Wild , 2011 single work picture book
Untitled Deborah Robins , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 4 2011; (p. 46)
— Review of Vampyre Margaret Wild , 2011 single work picture book
[Review] Vampyre Joy Lawn , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 91 no. 2 2011; (p. 34)
— Review of Vampyre Margaret Wild , 2011 single work picture book
Untitled Kathryn England , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 26 no. 4 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Vampyre Margaret Wild , 2011 single work picture book
Perfect Partnerships Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 October 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of For All Creatures Glenda Millard , 2011 single work picture book ; Look, a Book! Libby Gleeson , 2011 single work picture book ; Flood Jackie French , 2011 single work picture book ; Vampyre Margaret Wild , 2011 single work picture book
Family and Friends Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 336 2011; (p. 66-67)
— Review of Good Morning Mr Pancakes Christopher McKimmie , 2011 single work picture book ; The Carousel Ursula Dubosarsky , 2011 single work picture book ; Squish Rabbit Katherine Battersby , 2011 single work picture book ; Come Down, Cat! Sonya Hartnett , 2011 single work picture book ; The Jewel Fish of Karnak Graeme Base , 2011 single work picture book ; Waiting for Later Tina Matthews , 2011 single work picture book ; Vampyre Margaret Wild , 2011 single work picture book
Untitled Catherine Reid , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 19 no. 4 2011; (p. 19)
— Review of Vampyre Margaret Wild , 2011 single work picture book
Into the Wild Joy Lawn , 2011 single work interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 91 no. 2 2011; (p. 36)
[Essay] : Vampyre Dmetri Kakmi , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Australia 2013-;

'Published in 2011, Margaret Wild’s picture book Vampyre is a hallucinatory marriage of minimal text and symbolic imagery, rendered in a subdued colour palette. Echoing the image and writing style, the story pivots on a complex exchange of ideas. Chief among these is the individual striving for personal salvation. The journey is fraught and the end remains ambiguous, paradoxical.' (Introduction)
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Awards

2011 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Children's Division — Best Children's Book (Told Primarily through Pictures)
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