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Jane Tanner (Author, Illustrator)

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Jane Tanner completed an Associate Diploma of Fine Art in Printmaking and Painting and a Diploma of Education. She taught for several years in Victorian secondary schools before taking up full-time illustrating in 1984.

She is the acclaimed illustrator of the best-selling picture books There's a Sea in my Bedroom, Drac and the Gremlin, The Wolf, The Fisherman and the Theefyspray and Lucy's Cat and the Rainbow Birds. She is the author and illustrator of Playmates, Isabella's Secret, Ride with Me, Just Jack, Love from Grandma and Lilly and the Fairy House. She has won or been shortlisted for many prestigious awards, including the CBCA Book of the Year Awards in the  categories of Picture Book of the Year, Younger Readers' and Early Childhood.

This much-loved author/illustrator is one of Australia's outstanding picture-book creators.

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Book Cover: Isabella's Secret
Isabella's Secret
By Jane Tanner
Isabella trembled with excitement. She had always looked for fairies in the garden, and here they were!

In her delightful new picture book, Jane Tanner celebrates every child's need for time alone, time to enjoy nature and time to dream.

Isabella trembled with excitement. She had always looked for fairies in the garden, and here they were!

In her delightful new picture book, Jane Tanner celebrates every child's need for time alone, time...

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Published: 01/09/2004
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780670861033
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover: Isabella's Secret
Isabella's Secret
By Jane Tanner
Isabella trembled with excitement. She had always looked for fairies in the garden, and here they were!

In her delightful picture book, Jane Tanner celebrates every child's need for time alone, time to enjoy nature and time to dream.

Isabella trembled with excitement. She had always looked for fairies in the garden, and here they were!

In her delightful picture book, Jane Tanner celebrates every child's need for time alone, time to...

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Published: 03/07/2006
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140555677
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover: Lily and the Fairy House
Lily and the Fairy House
By Jane Tanner
Lily and the Fairy House is pure wish-fulfilment, a magical fairy book for girls of all ages. The perfect companion to the bestselling Isabella's Secret.
Lily and the Fairy House is pure wish-fulfilment, a magical fairy book for girls of all ages. The perfect companion to the bestselling Isabella's Secret.
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Published: 21/03/2012
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780670075102
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover: Love from Grandma
Love from Grandma
By Jane Tanner

Emily loves spending time with Grandma.  They dance, have tea parties and work together in Grandma's garden.  But when Emily's family moves to the city, she has to leave her beloved grandma behind.  Grandma gives Emily a strawberry plant to remind her of the fun they have together.  In summer, when the strawberries are red, it will be time for Grandma to visit . . .

A warm and reassuring...

Emily loves spending time with Grandma.  They dance, have tea parties and work together in Grandma's garden.  But when Emily's family moves to the city, she has to leave her beloved grandma behind. ...

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Published: 29/08/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143505082
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover: Lucy's Cat & the Rainbow Birds
Lucy's Cat & the Rainbow Birds
By Jane Tanner & Anthony Hill

Lucy has a garden filled with beautiful rainbow birds. She also has a tabby cat called Artemis, and one day . . .

POUNCE!

Lucy needs to stop Artemis catching the birds, but how? Will Artemis and the birds ever live together in peace?

Find out in this cheeky read-aloud tale by two of Australia's favourite creators of books for children.

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Lucy has a garden filled with beautiful rainbow birds. She also has a tabby cat called Artemis, and one day . . .

POUNCE!

Lucy needs to stop Artemis catching the birds, but how? Will Artemis and the birds...

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Published: 05/02/2007
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780670029167
RRP: $26.95
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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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