Born in Western Australia, artist and illustrator Rebecca Cool lives on a rural property on the Margaret River, WA with her partner. Rebecca has studied at the Claremont School of Fine Art and has had her work shown at a number of exhibitions. …
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Andrew McLean grew up in the Victorian country town of Bairnsdale. He trained as a painter and teacher, and taught in secondary schools before becoming a lecturer in painting and drawing at Caulfield Institute of Technology. He has been a full-time …
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Penny Matthews is a freelance writer and editor based in Adelaide. She has written YA and junior novels, chapter books for beginning readers, and picture books for all age groups. Her picture books include Pudding and Chips (a CBCA Notable Book in …
View Books by Penny MatthewsPatricia Mullins is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. She also specialises in the restoration and conservation of carousel horses and rocking horses. She won the CBCA Picture Book of the Year in 1982 and the Dromkeen Medal…
View Books by Patricia MullinsGail Jorgensen is a children's book writer and primary teacher from South Australia. She has written a number of books including Crocodile Beat (1987), Gotcha! (1995), Beware! (1988), On a Dark and Scary Night (1988), and Bubble Gum (1988…
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Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are the best of friends. But they are different in almost every …
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Aaron Blabey has won a CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) Book of the Year and an AFI Award, and his book The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon won the Patricia Wrightson Award in the 2013 NSW Premier's Literary Awards and also won a Children's …
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Graeme Base is one of the world's leading creators of picture books. His alphabet book Animalia, received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986, and has achieved classic status with worldwide sales approaching three million …
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Freya Blackwood is a multi-award-winning illustrator and writer. Her picture books are beloved for her warm and perceptive drawings. Since publishing her first picture book in 2003, Freya has worked with writers such as Libby Gleeson, Margaret Wild, …
View Books by Freya BlackwoodIrena Kobold has been a teacher and writer in the Northern Territory. She has a Master’s degree in Russian…
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