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We'll be at the Annual Bologna Children's Book Fair April 1 to 4.
This 'welcoming' backdrop to the Australian Stand is Lisa Kennedy's illustration from Welcome to Country, published
by Walker Books. It highlights the UNESCO Year of Indigenous
Languages, 2019, a focus at this year's fair. This year, well as 11
publishers, a record fourteen Australian authors and illustrators will
attend the fair and take part on the Creator's Table at the Hello! from
Australia stand ... we'll be sharing some highlights of this.
Creators attending are Davina Bell, Jonathan
Bentley, Allison Colpoys, Katrina Fisher , Mark Greewood, Ann James,
Jane Jolly, Frane Lessac, Alison Lester, Antonia Pesenti, Anna
Walker, Gabrielle Wang and Ruth Walters - and our Children's Laureate,
Morris Gleitzman who will participate in the International Laureates'
Summit, along with our inaugural Laureate, Alison Lester.
The Australian Children's Laureate Program Manager, Lindy Batchelor and
two ACLF board members, Ann James and Robin Sheahan-Bright, will also
take part.
For creators, attending the fair is an wonderful opportunity to see
what's happening in children's book publishing and illustration around
the world. Not only is it an important rights fair for publishers it is
THE fair to celebrate globally the importance of children's literature
and illustration in particular. As well as the brilliant the Bologna
International Illustration Exhibition and Catalaogue, there are
illustrator and author sessions and major international children's
literature organisations attending and Awards announced: IBBY and
the Hans Christian Andersen Award, Nami Island Congress awards, the
Youth Literature Library White Ravens Award, Astrid Lindgren Award and
the biennial International Children's Laureate Summit.
Four Australian and New Zealand publishers
have been nominated for the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher
of the Year in the Oceania category.
The shortlisted publishers are Scribble Kids’ Books, Scholastic and EK Books in Australia, and Oratia Media in New Zealand.
Awards are presented to publishers in six geographic regions,
recognising originality, professional skill and the intellectual quality
of the work produced.
We'll keep you posted ....
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View the 2019 Hello! from Australia catalogue here
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We celebrate these new picture books this Month ... with new prints to follow soon ...
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Wilam:
A Birrarung Story - one day on a vital, flourishing river
wriiten by Aunty Joy Murphy and Andrew Kelly, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy,
published by Black Dog Books
$24.99 - purchase here
This new release follows the success of Welcome to Country
As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher
as the wind warms. Below, Birrarung begins its long winding path
down to palem warreen.
Wilam – home.
Yarra River keeper, Andrew Kelly joins award-winning picture book duo
Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy to tell the Indigenous and geographical
story of Melbourne’s beautiful Yarra River, from its source to its mouth;
from its pre-history to the present day.
New prints available soon ...
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One Tree written by Christopher Cheng and illustrated by Bruce Whatley,
published by Penguin Books
$24.99 - purchase here
One tall tree on the mountain once marked Grandfather’s farm.
Now there is a busy city and Grandfather lives with us in our apartment.
Once he told stories but now he stays silent. Until one day, in the city
market, I find something precious...something that brings Grandfather`s
memories alive again.
This is a touching and uplifting story about love, change and the importance
of the natural environment in all our lives.
You can read more about the process Bruce went through to create the images
for this book in Behind The Studio Door - a series of articles in which we aim to
give a glimpse into how illustrators, who are represented on our website
-their work practices, influences and their physical working
spaces. They are archived on our website home
page and previous illustrators featured include Anna Walker,
Shaun Tan, Lisa Stewart, Leigh Hobbs, Anne Spudvilas ...
New prints available soon ... |
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We are so thrilled that a new 10th anniversary edition of one ofour favourite picture books of all time, Nobody owns the Moon, written and illustrated by Tohby Riddle is published by Berbay books and is released this month.
$26.99 - purchase here
'Clive Prendergast lives successfully in the city, in a one-room apartment
in a busy part of town. Humphrey who works odd jobs and doesn’t always have
a fixed address. Nobody Owns the Moon is the story of their friendship.'
This modern classic picture book is timeless in its tale of belonging and community.
print available now |
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Print
Title: Clive & Humphrey
Edition: 250
Size: 280mm (w) x 350mm (h)
Price: $195
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CELEBRATING
Little Bird's Day by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr,
published by Magabala Books
$24.99 -purchase here
Prints available soon ...
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Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, Harry Kestin and Ann James
The Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award
Inaugural winner of the Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award 2017, Johnny
Warrkatja Malibirr, was present at the launch of his picture
book, Little Bird’s Day, written by Sally Morgan and
published by Magabala Books at the CBCA Conference on Visual Literacy in
Sydney on March 27. Harry Kestin representing the
Kestin Family Foundation, who funds the Award, also attended
and presented the Kestin Award for 2019 to Charmaine
Ledden-Lewis.
Charmaine is a freelance artist based in Blackheath, NSW,
Ledden-Lewis receives $10,000, a mentorship and the opportunity to
illustrate Bruce Pascoe’s first children’s picture book.
The judges of this year’s award were author-illustrators Sally Morgan,
Bronwyn Bancroft and Ann James, and Magabala publisher Rachel Bin
Salleh, who also awarded highly commended acknowledgements to Belle
Martin, Bobbi-Lee Hille, Kyara Fernando and Veronica Spittles.
Founded in 2017 and
funded by the Kestin Family Foundation, the biennial award expands
Magabala’s program of professional development opportunities for
Indigenous authors and illustrators.
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Books Illustrated Touring exhibitions
Catch these illustration exhibitions at venues around Australia ....
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This fun and informative exhibition celelebrates Terry Denton's role in
his brilliant collaboration with Andy Griffiths for the phenomenal
Treehouse series, published by Macmillan.
Signed books, limited edition giclee prints and original hand-coloued illustrations are available for sale from this fabulous series of books from Books Illustrated.
The 104 Storey Treehouse print 590mm (w) x 428mm (h) - $285 |
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Anzac Illustrated - the print exhibition
available for hire - suitable for Schools & Libraries
details here
(Anzac Day April 25)
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Story Telling Festival April
7
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL! Secure your seats, for both adults and children, in your preferred sessions as places are limited. Book online at: www.eventbrite.com.au
The Literature Centre - Corner Hampton Road and Knutsford Street, Fremantle
Ph: (08) 9430 6869
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Timed to be used in the lead up to ANZAC DAY, APRIL 25
Story Box Library presents the pictutre book Alfred's War ,
read by actor Richard Green.
Alfred’s War is a powerful story that unmasks the lack of
recognition given to Australian Indigenous servicemen who returned from
the WWI battlelines. Alfred was just a young man when he was injured and
shipped home from France. Neither honoured as a returned soldier or
offered government support afforded to non-Indigenous servicemen, Alfred
took up a solitary life walking the back roads – billy tied to his
swag, finding work where he could.
Rachel Bin Salleh’s poignant narrative opens our
hearts to the sacrifice and contribution that Indigenous people have
made to Australia’s war efforts, the true extent of which is only now
being revealed.
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Congratulations
to all authors, illustrators and publishers who's books have been
selected for the shortlist of the 2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards.
We especially celebrate creators of picture books in all categories of
these awards. Those in the Picture Book of the Year award are - Freya
Blackwood -The Feather, written by Margaret Wild (published by Hardie Grant); Armin Greder -The Mediterranean (published by Allen & Unwin); Elise Hurst - Girl on Wire, written by Lucy Estelle (published by Penguin Random House); Michael Speechley - The All new must have orange 430 (published by Penguin Random House and Shaun Tan - Cicada (published by Hachette)
The complete shortlist can be seen on the CBCA website.
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PRESS RELEASE 2 APRIL 2019
IBBY AUSTRALIA CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY
Worldwide, on the 2 April each year, IBBY celebrates
International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) in honour of one of the greatest
of storytellers, Hans Christian Andersen, who was born on 2 April 1805.
Members of IBBY Australia will celebrate ICBD with three special events –
held in Launceston, in East Perth on 3 April, and in Strathfield, Sydney on 6 April.
IBBY Australia is also proud to announce the names of the Australian
nominees for the Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2020:
Ann James (for Illustration) and Libby Gleeson (for Writing).
Read more here
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April with the Australian Children's Laureate
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This month from Morris Gleitzman ...
'Kids’ stories are about small people facing big problems - problems often
caused by grown-ups behaving badly. It takes special qualities to stand
up to someone bigger and more powerful. We might tell ourselves such
bravery only happens in stories, but who knows what might happen in our
own lives if we’re inspired often enough by our reading?'
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Books Illustrated is an enthusiastic supporter of the Australian Children's Laureate
and Reading Australia, a Copyright Agency initiative.
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