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Aaron Blabey

Aaron Blabey (Author)

The author of this book really likes:

old armchairs,
lovely sharp pencils,
the way trees look when their leaves fall off,
mayonnaise,
his unfashionable record collection,
and looking scruffy.

He has two small sons and a wife and lives in Sydney.

His first book, Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, won the 2008 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood and was shortlisted for the 2008 Crichton Award for New Illustrators and a 2008 NSW Premier's Literary Award. It was also included on the Smithsonian Institute's Notable Book List of 2008 in the USA.

His second picture book, Sunday Chutney, was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year 2009: Picture Books and the Australian Book Industry Awards 2009 - Young Children.

Stanley Paste is his third picture book.

Awards:

Kids Own Aust Literature Award (KOALA)  - Picture Book
Honour Book - 2009 for Pearl Barley & Charlie Parsley

Children's Peace Lit Award (PEACE)
Short-listed - 2009 for Pearl Barley & Charlie Parsley

CBC Book of the Year  - Picture Book
Short-listed - 2009 for Sunday Chutney

Australian Book Industry Awards  - Young Children
Short-listed - 2009 for Sunday Chutney

NSW Premier's Literary Awards  - Patricia Wrightson Awd
Short-listed - 2008 for Pearl Barley & Charlie Parsley

Crichton Awd for Child. Book Illust.
Winner - 2008 for Pearl Barley & Charlie Parsley

CBCA Book of the Year  - Picture Book
Winner - 2008 for Pearl Barley & Charlie Parsley

CBCA Book of the Year  - Early Childhood
Short-listed - 2008 for Pearl Barley & Charlie Parsley

Profile was last updated on 16 December 2009.