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Other November events and awards
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JOIN US!!!
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation invites you
to attend its major annual Victorian fundraising event,
hosted by RocKwiz’s Brian Nankervis.
29th November 2017
6pm to 9pm
Fitzroy Town Hall
Wine, beer and food trucks available on the night, or BYO if you’d prefer.
There will be a fabulous silent auction
and a raffle with must-have prizes.
$35 per ticket or $300 for a table of ten.
Book now through trybooking.com/RMMT
Spread the word and join us for a night of fun facts and fundraising!
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The winners of the 2017 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year awards were announced on Nov 2.
Birth to three years - Noisy Nature (Mandy A Kuhne, illus by Alex Kuhne, Mandy Pandy Books)
Three to five years - Me and You (Deborah Kelly, illus by Karen Blair, Viking)
Five to eight years - Somewhere Else (Gus Gordon, Viking)
Eight to 10 yearsm - Artie and the Grime Wave (Richard Roxburgh, A&U)
Indigenous children - Mad Magpie (Gregg Dreise, Magabala).
More information of these awards at The Speech Pathology Australia
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(2016 White Ravens catalogue cover)
Books of international interest that
deserve a wider reception based on their universal theme and/or their
exceptional and often innovative artistic and literary style and design
are selected each year to be included in the White Ravens catalogue
produced by the International Youth Library in Germany.
The 2017 catalogue was released on October 12 and an exhibition of these
books will be shown at Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy early next
year and include these books by Australian authors and
illustrators - Iris and the Tiger - Leanne Hall (Text); Magrit - Lee Battersby, (Walker Books); One Would Think the Deep - Claire Zorn (UQP); Somewhere Else - Gus Gordon (Viking);The Stars at Oktober Bend - Glenda Millard (A&U).
Congratulations all!
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Two Australian creators, Shaun Tan in 2011 and author Sonya Hartnett in 2008, have previously won the Astrid Lindgren Award which is the richest international children’s and young adult literature award in the world and carries a cash prize of five million krona (A$785,929).
Nine Australian authors and illustrators
and one Australian organisation have been nominated for the 2018 award
which will be announced early 2018 in Stockholm and the Bologna
Children's Book Fair. They are, authors
& Illustrators Randa Abdel-Fattah, Ursula Dubosarsky,Mem
Fox,Morris Gleitzman,Gus Gordon, Robert Ingpen, Margo
Lanagan, Kirsty Murray, Margaret Wild and The Indigenous
Literacy Foundation.
Fingers crossed!
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A stunning new edition of The World of Books by Des Cowley & Clare Williamson,has been released to coincide with the State Library of Victoria's exhibition on the wonderful world of books.
Beautifully illustrated,The World of the Book is
a celebration, drawing upon the rare collections of State Library
Victoria. A journey through time and across the globe, this volume
features great books and publishing innovations of the past and present.
It also revels in the sheer beauty of books as objects to be desired
and treasured. Within these covers you will discover an illuminated
manuscript created for the Medici family of Florence in 1479;
masterpieces of early printing, such as Gutenberg’s Bible \works
by the great botanical and natural history artists, such as Redouté,
Audubon and Gould; the woodblock books of Japanese artist Hokusai; to
Virginia Woolf; children’s books, Beat literature and pulp fiction,
graphic novels, artists’ books and contemporary graphic design.
The World of the Book pays homage to our love of books, and
demonstrates the book’s long and rich traditions and its great
contributions to modern life.
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November with the Australian Children's Laureate
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Leigh Hobbs's It’s your story Calendar November theme is Sing a Story, Rhyme a Story. Visit the Laureate website for reading suggestions and ideas.
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Print title Mr Punch at the opera (unpublished )
Limited edtion:250
Size: 200mm (w) x 160mm (h)
Price: $250
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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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