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Craig Smith (Illustrator)

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Craig Smith

Craig Smith is one of Australia's most prolific, popular and award-winning illustrators of children's books. His witty and humorous artwork combines a wonderful sense of the absurd with a fine attention to detail. Craig has illustrated book covers, fiction series (including Too Cool written by Phil Kettle), and picture books Where's Mum? (Honour Book in the 1993 CBC Picture Book of the Year Awards), Billy the Punk (shortlisted in the 1996 CBC Picture Book of the Year Awards), and Bob the Builder and the Elves.

Craig's previous Penguin titles include Paul Jennings' The Cabbage Patch series, Rachel Flynn's I Hate Fridays series, Gillian Rubinstein's The Pirates' Ship and The Fairy's Wings, Doug MacLeod's Sister Madge's Book of Nuns and numerous Aussie Bites and Nibbles.

 

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Book Cover: Fast Grandma: Aussie Nibbles
Fast Grandma: Aussie Nibbles
By Margaret Clark & Craig Smith
Fast Grandma isn't a bit like most grandmas. She does everything so fast that Evie and Matthew can't keep up!
Fast Grandma isn't a bit like most grandmas. She does everything so fast that Evie and Matthew can't keep up!
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Published: 28/02/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143305705
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover: My Daddy and Me
My Daddy and Me
By Rachel Flynn & Craig Smith
John's daddy does lots of things, like eating ice-cream straight from the carton, and cooking a barbecue and singing songs with John. What does your daddy do? This is a companion volume to My Mummy and Me – two reassuring, gentle books, full of all the funny moments that families share. Young children will love to participate by responding to the questions asked of them about their own parents...
John's daddy does lots of things, like eating ice-cream straight from the carton, and cooking a barbecue and singing songs with John. What does your daddy do? This is a companion volume to My Mummy and...
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Published: 13/10/1998
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140565119
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover: My Grandma and Me
My Grandma and Me
By Rachel Flynn & Craig Smith

My grandma always has something special
when I visit, and something fun to do.
We dress up together.
We paint pictures and sing songs.
Sometimes I help grandma with the cooking.

What do you do with your grandma?

From two of Australia's favourite creators of
children's books comes a celebration of the
special love and fun that a grandma brings.
Other titles in this series: My Mummy and Me,
My Daddy...






My grandma always has something special
when I visit, and something fun to do.
We dress up together.
We paint pictures and sing songs.
Sometimes I help grandma with the cooking.

What do you do with your...




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Published: 30/03/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143502326
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover: My Mummy and Me
My Mummy and Me
By Rachel Flynn & Craig Smith
John loves his mummy. Sometimes they play in the sandpit, sometimes she reads him a story, and she always tucks him in at night. Does your mummy do that? This delightful book, full of the funny moments that families share, is a companion volume to My Daddy and Me .
John loves his mummy. Sometimes they play in the sandpit, sometimes she reads him a story, and she always tucks him in at night. Does your mummy do that? This delightful book, full of the funny moments...
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Published: 01/09/1998
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140565102
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover: My Sister and Me
My Sister and Me
By Rachel Flynn & Craig Smith

My baby sister is very small.
She cries and wakes up early.
She lies in the pram and everyone looks at her.
I help tuck her in and sometimes I tell her stories,
because that's what big brothers do,

Do you have a baby in your house?

The ups and downs of a new sibling are beautifully captures by two of Australia's most loved children's book creators.
Other titles in the series: My Mummy and Me, My Daddy...








My baby sister is very small.
She cries and wakes up early.
She lies in the pram and everyone looks at her.
I help tuck her in and sometimes I tell her stories,
because that's what big brothers do,

Do...





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Published: 31/08/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143503309
RRP: $12.95
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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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