Books for Children

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My publications for children and young adults include:

Picture books:

I'LL TAKE YOU TO MRS COLE [ill. Michael Foreman] 1985

Andersen Press, UK
Random House, Australia
Macmillan, Australia
Macmillan, UK
Kane/Miller, USA
Berghs Publishing, USA
Lemniscaat, Netherlands
Berghs Forlag, Sweden
Ali Baba, Germany
Red House Bookclub, UK

Winner of the Limburg Children's Book Prize, Netherlands
Shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, UK
Shortlisted for the German Young People's Literature Prize
Shortlisted for the Burnley Children's Book Prize, UK
Best of the Year: Federation of Children's Book Groups, UK

A COUNTRY FAR AWAY [ill. Philippe Dupasquier] 1988

Andersen Press, UK
Random House, Australia
large format, Andersen Press, UK
large format, Random House, Australia
Penguin, Australia
Penguin, UK
Orchard Books, USA
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, USA
Scholastic, USA
Galimard, France
large format, Galimard, France,
Folio Benjamin, France
Blaireau, France
Ars, Germany
Verlag An Der Ruhr, Germany
Gottmer, Netherlands
Sesam, Denmark
Elle, Italy
Aga World, Korea
Magi Publications (Gujerati, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi) UK
Red House Book Club, UK
Books for Children Bookclub, UK

Winner of the Christian Media Children's Book Prize, France
Parents Magazine Best Books of the Year Award, USA
NSCC/CBS Notable Children's Book, USA
Children's Book Foundation Children's Book of the Year, UK
IRA-CBC Favourite Paperbacks for 1994, USA

A BALLOON FOR GRANDAD [ill. Jane Ray] 1988

Orchard, Australia
Collins, Australia
Orchard Books, UK
Collins, UK
large format pb, Oliver & Boyd, UK
Orchard, USA
Centurion, France
Switzerland
Intermon, Spain (Spanish, Catalan)
Sesame Street, USA
Harcourt Brace Reading programme, USA
Letterbox Library Bookclub, UK
Scholastic Bookclub, UK
Cassette: Scholastic, UK

Runner-up for the Mother Goose Award, UK
Booklist Editors' Choice, USA
NSCC/CBS Notable Children's Book, USA
Library of Congress 'Books for Children' choice, USA
Children's Book Foundation Children's Book of the Year, UK

LITTLE BEAR'S GRANDAD [ill. Vanessa Cabban] 2000

Little Tiger, UK
Koala, Australia
Librarie Gründ, France
Mijade, France
Sandviks, Norway
Sandviks, Sweden
Go'boken, Norway
Go'boken, Sweden
Thorup, Denmark
Mäkela, Finland
Oz Verlag, Germany
Ucila, Slovenia
Joongang, Korea
Cassette (in English), Joongang, Korea
Seac, Spain
Psichogios, Greece
Tiger Tales, USA
Froebel-Kan, Japan
Quality Books, UK
Jongbloed, Netherlands

Winner of the Prix Chronos, France
Federation of Children's Book Groups Best Books of the Year, UK

RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME [ill. Greg Rogers] 1995

Red Fox, Australia
Red Fox, UK
Random House, Australia
Andersen Press, UK
Random House, USA
Livro Technico, Brazil

Shortlisted for the APA Award

FULL HOUSE [ill. Bob Graham] 1998

Lothian Press, Australia
Walker Books, Australia
Happy Cat, UK
Sanah Publishing. Korea

A Notable Children's Book, Children's Book Council of Australia

LITTLE PIG'S TALE [ill. Mary Rees] 1990

Walker Books, Australia
Random House, Australia
Walker Books, UK
Macmillan, USA
Bokforlaget Carlsen, Sweden
Forlag Carlsen, Norway
Uitgeverij Clavis, Nederlands
Kustannus Makela Oy, Finland
Wolfgang Mann Verlag, Germany
Tabu Verlag, Germany
Anthologised in the UK
Video: Warner Bros, Germany
Video: Warner Bros, Holland & Belgium.
Books for Children Bookclub, UK
Books for Students Bookclub, UK

Shortlisted for the WA Premier's Award, Australia
Child Education, Best Books of the Year, UK

THE FROG PRINCE [ill. Allan Langoulant] 1996

University of WA Press, Australia

Shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Award, Australia

ANNA'S GHOST [ill. Craig Smith] 1991

Scholastic, Australia
pb, Scholastic, Australia
Lucky Bookclub, Australia

Shortlisted for the WA Premier's Award, Australia

FLY [ill. Craig Smith] 1994

New ed: University of WA Press, Australia
Puffin, Australia

A Notable Children’s Book, Children's Book Council of Australia

THE GROCER'S DAUGHTER [ill. David Mackintosh] 1994

bet Jam Roll Press, Australia

A Notable Children’s Book, Children's Book Council of Australia

PIGS CAN'T FLY [ill. Carme Sol Vendrell] 1990

Random House, Australia
Andersen Press, UK
Forum, Denmark
Altberliner Verlag, Germany
Hachette, France
Rizzoli, Italy
Poochadkarn, Thailand
Catholic Publishing House, Korea

OLIVER TWIST FINDS A HOME [ill. Andrew Maclean] 2002

UWA Press, Australia
I Education, Korea

PIP AND THE CONVICT [ill. Andrew Maclean] 2005

UWA Press, Australia

ROBIN HOOD'S NEW CLOTHES (ill. Cedric Baxter) 2006

Windy Hollow Books, Australia

THE BEST PET? (ill. Shane Nagle) 2006

Koala Books, Australia

EARLY BIRD [ill. Elise Hurst] 2004

Benchmark, Australia

KEEP ON CHOMPING! [ill. Philippe Dupasquier] 1993

Random House, Australia
Andersen Press, UK
Mammoth, UK
Mammoth, Australia
Gallimard, France
Junior Press, France
Sesam, Denmark
Colombia, UK

THE ONE AND ONLY ROBIN HOOD [ill. Helen Craig] 1987

Walker Books, Australia
Random House, Australia
Walker Books, UK
Joy Street (Little, Brown), USA
Gautier, France
Anaya, Spain
Books for Children Bookclub, UK
Books for Students Bookclub, UK
School Book Fairs Bookclub, UK

JUST THE RIGHT STRIPES [ill. Debbie Brown] 2002

Koala Books, Australia
Korea

DELIGHTFUL DELILAH [ill. Anna Pignatoro] 2002

Lothian Press, Australia

DOCTOR FRANK’S MONSTER [ill. Craig Smith] 1993

Random House, Australia

DANIEL THE DREAMER [ill. Allan Langoulant] 1995

Plantagenet Press, Australia

THE DOG SHOW [ill. Margaret Wilson] 1996

University of WA Press, Australia

SUN, SEA, CRAB AND ME [ill. Margaret Wilson] 1993

Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Australia
Lucky Bookclub, Australia

AND KANGAROO PLAYED HIS DIDGERIDOO [ill. Glen Singleton] 1995

Scholastic, Australia
Lucky Bookclub, Australia

IT'LL ALL COME OUT IN THE WASH [ill. Edward Frascino] 1979
Harper & Row, UK
Harper & Row, USA
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Canada

JAKE AND THE MERMAID [ill. Peter Dickson] 1998

Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Australia

HOW MANY GREEN ICE CREAMS? [ill. Peter Dickson] 1995

Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Australia

A WALK WITH GRANNY [ill. Jason Walker] 1998

Cambridge University Press, UK
CWP, China

THE GARDEN DRAGON AND THE LOVELY LILY [ill. Yann Le Goaec] 1987

Simon & Schuster, Australia
Macdonald, UK
Scholastic schools edition, UK
Bookworm Bookclub, UK

HALLOWE'EN [ill. Trish Hill] 1998
Macmillan Ed. Australia

CAT AND COCKY [ill. David Pearson] 1998
Macmillan Ed. Australia

I'M GLAD I'M NOT AN ALLIGATOR [ill. Rob Mancini] 1999
Macmillan Ed. Australia
Harcourt Ed, Canada

MY CAT [ill. Terry Reid] 1975
Macmillan, UK
Munksgaard, Denmark

A FRIEND [ill. Diane Vanderee] 1993
Mimosa Ed, Australia
Rigby, USA
Ginn, Canada

FLY [ill. Mike Dodd] 1987
Simon & Schuster, Australia
Macdonald, UK

UN JOUR COMME LES AUTRES [ill. Jean-Louis Besson] 1999
Bayard Press, France

Forthcoming picture books:

THE FLOOD (ill. ?) 2007
Windy Hollow Books, Australia

MOON BEAR RESCUE (ill. Andrew MacLean) 2007
UWA Press, Australia

For children and Young Adults:

THE DESERTER [a novel for age 9+] 1977
New ed: Macmillan Ed, Australia
Collins, UK
Harper & Row, UK
Harper & Row, USA
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Canada
Kinderbuchverlag, Germany
Weismann Verlag, Germany
Rotfuchs (Rowohlt), Germany
Lotus, Belgium
Hachette, France

SHOTS [a novel for age 10+] 1986
Heinemann New Windmill, Australia
Hodder, Australia
Lutterworth Press, UK
Hodder, UK
Heinemann New Windmill, UK
Forum, Denmark
Kinderbuchverlag, Germany
Hachette, France
Cassette: Gyldendal, Norway

Shortlisted for The Other Award, UK
Shortlisted for the Observer Teenage Fiction Prize, UK
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, UK
Children's Book Foundation Children's Book of the Year, UK

NIGHT MUSIC [a novel for young adults] 1992
Random House, Australia

PRIVATE EYE OF NEW YORK [ill. Clive Scruton] 1991

Hodder, Australia
Collins, Australia
A & C Black, UK
Collins, UK

SHARON AND DARREN [ill. Cathy Wilcox] 1993

Hodder, Australia
Collins, Australia
A & C Black, UK
Collins UK

BLACK HARVEST [a play for schools] 1986
Collins Educational, UK
Santillana, Spain

AN EARWIG IN THE EAR [three short plays for reluctant readers] 1979
Stanley Thorne Educational, UK
Hutchinson Educational, UK

AN EARWIG IN THE EAR [New ed: two short plays for reluctant readers] 2003
Nelson-Thornes, UK

CARROT TOP [stories for age 6-9] 1987
Orchard, UK
Orchard, Australia
Collins, UK
Collins, Australia

Saving Jasper [ill. Cedric Baxter] 2008

Fontaine Press, Australia

I have had a children's play and a rock musical for teenagers produced on stage. I have had many poems and stories for children published in magazines and anthologies and broadcast on radio and television in a number of countries, most recently poems in Lines in the Sand, an anthology published in London to raise money for the UNICEF appeal to help children in Iraq, and a story, illustrated by Bob Graham, in Kids' Night In, an anthology published in Melbourne to raise money for the 'War Child' charity.