Claire Saxby is an award-winning and bestselling picture book
author. Two of her previous Nature Storybooks, Big Red
Kangaroo (2013) and Emu (2014), both illustrated by
Graham Byrne, have won numerous awards, including the Royal
Zoological Society of NSW's Whitley Award. Big Red Kangaroo
was a 2014 CBCA Notable Book, and won the CBCA Crichton Award for
illustration, and Emu was short-listed for 2015 CBCA Eve
Pownall Award and won the Environment Award for Children's
Literature. Claire lives in Melbourne, where she works part-time in
a bookshop. Her latest books for Walker are Koala
(illustrated by Julie Vivas), Bird to Bird (illustrated by
Wayne Harris) and Dingo (illustrated by Tannya
Harricks).
Julie Vivas is one of Australia's most loved and popular
picture book illustrators. Her first picture book, The Tram to
Bondi Beach (written by Libby Hathorn), was Highly Commended in
the 1982 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book
of the Year Awards. However it is for her illustrations in the
beloved Australian classic Possum Magic, written by Mem Fox,
that she has become most well known. This book was Highly Commended
at the 1984 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Awards. In 1990 The
Very Best of Friends, Julie's first picture book with Margaret
Wild, won this particular award. Julie has since been short-listed
for this award several times. In 1992 she was awarded the Dromkeen
Medal for her significant contribution to children's literature.
Beautifully written, Claire Saxby combines a heartfelt narrative
with factual information about the iconic Australian marsupial, on
each page. ...A gorgeous publication, Koala is sure to be
another success as he finds his own way home, right into the hearts
of young Australians. * Aussie Reviews *
Like the other excellent titles in Walker Books' award-winning
Nature Storybooks series, Koala features a winning
combination of a compelling and lyrical narrative, accurate facts
about an animal's life history and attractive illustrations. *
Reading Time *
A gorgeous publication, Koala is sure to be another success
as he finds his own way home, right into the hearts of young
Australians. -- Kids Book Review * Kids Book Review *
In this dramatic nonfiction account, two renowned Australian
picture-book creators bring us a surprising and authentic look at
the ever-popular koala. Fascinating facts about koalas are
sprinkled throughout the compelling story -- Good Reads * Good
Reads *
Saxby's narrative text is an exemplar of nonfiction
writing...likewise, Vivas's illustrations work on two levels: the
zoological and the emotive....The whole is an engaging and
informative read. * Magpies Magazine *
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