Anne Spudvilas is one of Australia's foremost picture book illustrators and is an established artist. She divides her time between commissioned portraits, her work as a courtroom artist, and her award-winning illustrations for children's books.
Her first picture book, The Race by Christobel Mattingley, won the Crichton Award for Illustration and was an Honour Book in the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Awards in 1996. Anne has produced many award-winning picture books, including Jenny Angel by Margaret Wild, winner of the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award, 2000, and Woolvs in the Sitee by Margaret Wild, shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award, 2007 and joint winner in the Children's Short Story category of the 2006 Aurealis Awards.
Anne also illustrated The Peasant Prince, the picture book based on Li Cunxin's international best-selling autobiography Mao's Last Dancer - now a hugely successful motion picture. Anne rtravelled to China with Li to visit his home town of Qingdao and to meet his family, gathering valuable background material for the book.
She has illustrated several chapter books in the Aussie Nibbles and Aussie Bites series and more recently collaborated with Isobelle Carmody to produce the beautiful and haunting The Night School.
Childhood, family relations and the seaside all provide the backdrop to Joe's story.
When Joe and his dad go to Great-Uncle Alan's beach house after the old man's death, Joe discovers a boat in the garage. He longs to take it out on the sea, and he gets his wish when he goes fishing with Dad and Great-Uncle Alan's elderly friend Bob. After the fun of the fishing, and eating the fish on the beach, the...
Childhood, family relations and the seaside all provide the backdrop to Joe's story.
When Joe and his dad go to Great-Uncle Alan's beach house after the old man's death, Joe discovers a boat in the garage...
Published: 01/02/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143304500
RRP: $12.95
Tom hears a strange noise under the house one night. What is it? Possums? This is a mystery he is determined to solve...
Tom hears a strange noise under the house one night. What is it? Possums? This is a mystery he is determined to solve...
Published: 03/02/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143305552
RRP: $12.95
This exciting collection from the much-loved Aussie Nibbles series brings together five favourite stories for girls.
This exciting collection from the much-loved Aussie Nibbles series brings together five favourite stories for girls.
Published: 31/10/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143306337
RRP: $19.95
A group of children spend the night in a big old school and go on a chilling journey of self-discovery when they decide to play a game. They must travel from room to room, picking up a lantern and writing down their names to ward off the dark. But the old school holds a secret that they must confront if they are to succeed in their journey...
A group of children spend the night in a big old school and go on a chilling journey of self-discovery when they decide to play a game. They must travel from room to room, picking up a lantern...
Published: 01/02/2010
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780670072071
RRP: $29.95
Gemma can see that the poor horse is starving, and she plans to help him any way she can. Why is everybody trying to stop her?
Young readers will love these mouthwatering, bite-sized stories from their favourite authors and illustrators.
Aussie Bites
You'll be hungry for more!
START COLLECTING NOW!
Gemma can see that the poor horse is starving, and she plans to help him any way she can. Why is everybody trying to stop her?
Young readers will love these mouthwatering, bite-sized stories from...
Published: 02/02/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143303602
RRP: $12.95
News
{ view all }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
Social Feed
{ }Penguin TV
{ }Pictures
{ }