Allan Baillie
Allan Baillie was born in Scotland in 1943 and came to Victoria, Australia with his family when he was six. They moved to Emerald, then Geelong (he still barracks for the Cats), Drysdale, Portarlington and later Melbourne.
Allan began writing …
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Isabella’s Garden
Following the well known structure of The House That Jack Built, Isabella's Garden tells the tale of…
Year:
Foundation, Primary
Author:
Glenda Millard
Illustrator:
Rebecca Cool
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2009
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Glenda Millard
Glenda Millard is a writer of great talent who has the ability to write across all genres and age groups – from picture books to junior fiction to YA novels. Her first novel about the Silk family, The Naming of Tishkin Silk, was published in 2003 …
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I Own the Racecourse!
Andy Hoddel was different from other boys. He never really understood the game they played, in which…
Year:
Primary, Year 5, Year 6
Author:
Patricia Wrightson
Publisher:
Text Publishing
Published year:
1968
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Patricia Wrightson
Patricia Wrightson, one of Australia’s most eminent writers for children and teenagers, was part of the vanguard that established our literature for children: not only in Australia but around the world.
She was born at Bangalow, near Lismore on …
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How to Heal a Broken Wing
In the busy city, no one sees the bird with a broken wing. No one, except a young boy named Will. …
Year:
Primary, Year 2
Author:
Bob Graham
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2008
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The Great Bear
The circus bear spends her days in a cage and her nights performing for a crowd. The crowd taunts …
Year:
Primary, Year 3, Year 4
Author:
Libby Gleeson
Illustrator:
Armin Greder
Publisher:
Walker Books Australia
Published year:
2010
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Armin Greder
Armin Greder was born in Switzerland and migrated to Australia in 1970. He learned to draw at school, not in art classes but during maths and grammar, in the back of exercise books. Armin apprenticed as an architectural draftsperson but instead of …
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Libby Gleeson
Books were hugely important to Libby Gleeson as a child, and have remained the focus of her adult life. Libby’s fiction and picture books have won multiple awards, including CBCA short-listings and wins, the Bologna Ragazzi Award in 2000, and the …
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Fox
A magnificent and arresting picture book that goes to the heart of human relationships.
Dog and …
Year:
Secondary, Year 9
Author:
Margaret Wild
Illustrator:
Ron Brooks
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2000
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