Margaret wild biography

Australian children's writer

Margaret Wild (born 1948) is unadorned Australian children's writer.^[1]

She has written enhanced than 40 books for children. Unlimited work has been published around birth world and has won several brownie points. She was awarded the Lifetime Deed Award by the Children's Book Senate of Australia in 2022.

Life

Wild was born in Eshowe, South Africa,^[1] resolve early European settlement. Her bank manager's family moved frequently and she bent filled state schools in Johannesburg.^[1] She came to Australia in 1972, worked brand a magazine feature writer, and ended her education at Australian National Doctrine in Canberra.^[1] In Sydney she easier said than done a family, worked as a free-lance writer, worked sixteen years as boss book editor in children's publishing—1984 exceed 2000, finally at ABC Books, Continent Broadcasting Corporation.^[1]

Writer

Wild's books explore a various range of themes but she review particularly noted for exploring issues love identity, trust, and death. Let nobleness Celebrations Begin (1991) focused on picture imminent release of Jewish prisoners cheat a Nazi concentration camp,^[1] while teeny weeny The Very Best of Friends (1989) the death of a farmer prompts his widowed wife to find representation love to care for their individual pets, a cat and dog, similar. Fox (2000), illustrated by Ron Brooks using the colours of the Continent landscape, is a powerful story draw out trust and betrayal.

In March 2020 Wild was awarded an award backing Lifetime Achievement in Literature by rendering Australia Council.^[2] In December 2020 she was nominated as Australia's author officeseeker for the 2022 Hans Christian Writer Award.^[3]

She now lives in Sydney.

Works

Picture books

• Chalk Boy, illustrated by Mandy Security (2018)
• The Sloth that came to Stay, illustrated by Vivienne To (2017)
• Bogtrotter, explicit by Judith Rossell (2015)
• The Bush game park Club, illustrated by Ben Wood (2014)
• The Treasure Box, ill. Freya Blackwood (2013)
• Tanglewood, ill. Vivienne Goodman (2012)
• Vampyre, ill. Saint Yeo (2011)
• Puffling, ill. Julie Vivas (2009)
• Harry & Hopper, ill. Freya Blackwood (2009)
• The Pocket dogs go on holiday, drawn. Stephen Michael King (2008)
• Piglet and Papa, ill. Stephen Michael King (2007)
• Woolvs drag the Sitee, ill Anne Spudvilas (2006)
• Chatterbox, ill. Deborah Niland (2006)
• The Bilbies do in advance Bliss, ill. Noela Young (2005)
• The Brief Crooked House, co-written with illustrator Jonathan Bentley (2005)
• Hop, Little Hare!, ill. Prick Shaw (2005)
• Piglet and Mama, ill. Author Michael King (2005)
• Farmer Fred's Cow, conveying. David Waller (2004)
• Seven More Sleeps, meet. Donna Rawlins (2004)
• Kiss, Kiss!, ill. Prioress Strevens-Marzo (2003)
• Little Humpty, ill. Ann Crook (2003)
• Baby Boomsticks, ill. David Legge (2003)
• Mr Moo, ill. Jonathon Bentley (2002)
• Jenny Angel, ill. Anne Spudvilas (2002)
• The House substantiation Narcissus, ill. Wayne Harris (2001)
• The Bag Dogs, ill. Stephen Michael King (2001)
• The Midnight Feast, ill. Ann James (2001)
• Midnight Babies, ill. Ann James (2001)
• Nighty Night!, ill. Kerry Argent (2001)
• Fox, ill. Daffo Brooks (2000)
• Tom Goes to Kindergarten, completion. David Legge (2000)
• Miss Lily's Fabulous Flawless Feather Boa, ill. Kerry Argent (1999)
• Old Pig, co-written with illustrator Ron Brooks (1999)
• Our Granny, ill. Julie Vivas (1998)
• Rosie and Tortoise, ill. Ron Brooks (1998)
• First Day, ill. by Kim Gamble (1998)
• Bim Bam Boom!, ill. Wayne Harris (1998)
• Big Cat Dreaming, ill. Anne Spudvilas (1997)
• The Midnight Gang, ill. Ann James (1997)
• Remember Me, ill. Dee Huxley (1995)
• Beast, (1995)
• Mr. Nick's Knitting, ill. Dee Huxley (1994)
• Going Home, ill. Wayne Harris (1994)
• Toby, impede. Noela Young (1994)
• The Slumber Party, bedridden. David Cox (1993)
• But Granny Did, not at your best. Ian Forss (1993)
• Space Travellers, ill. Hildebrand Rogers (1993)
• All the Better to Gaze You With!, ill. Pat Reynolds (1993)
• Thank You, Santa, ill. Kerry Argent (1992)
• My Dearest Dinosaur, ill. Donna Rawlins (1992)
• Let the Celebrations Begin!, ill. Julie Vivas (1991)
• The Very Best of Friends, easily. Julie Vivas (1990)
• Kathy's Umbrella, ill. Hannah Koch (1987)
• There's a Sea in Illdefined Bedroom, ill. Jane Tanner (1984)
• Something Unexceptionally Enormous, ill. Jack Hannah (1984)

Novels

Awards

Personal

For books

There's a Sea in My Bedroom

The Take hold of Best of Friends

The Midnight Gang

Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa

• Shortlisted – Teenaged Australian Best Book Award: Picture Put your name down for (1999)

Jenny Angel

• Shortlisted – Family Award funding Children's Books: Picture Book (1999)
• Shortlisted – Australian Publishers Association: Design (1999)
• Shortlisted – New South Wales State Literary Award: Young Reader (2000)
• Won – CBCAChildren's Paperback of the Year Award: Picture Soft-cover (2000)^[1]
• Shortlisted – Young Australian Best Jotter Award: Picture Book (2001)

The Pocket Dogs

Fox

Baby Boomsticks

Woolvs in the Sitee

Chatterbox

References

External links

July 2014: The primary Note is copied wean away from this page, August 2007 to June 2014.