Sue Lawson writes fiction and non fiction books for
children and young adults. Her books have won and been shortlisted
for numerous awards, including the Family Therapists Award, the
Prime Minister’s Literary Award and the Children’s Book Council of
Australia Awards. Her latest young adult novel Freedom Ride was
shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year
Awards, the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, the Western Australian
Premier’s Book Awards and longlisted for the Davitt Awards.
Illustrator Liz Anelli previously lived and worked in
England but now resides in Newcastle, NSW. She has a passion for
drawing and keeps rows of sketchbooks in her studio. In 2017, her
book Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre (written by
Pamela Freeman) was a CBCA Notable Book and was shortlisted for the
NSW Premier’s Literary Award, NSW Premier’s History Awards, the
Environment Award for Children’s Literature and the Educational
Publishing Awards. She will also publish Dry to Dry with Walker in
2020 (written by Pamela Freeman) and The Biscuit Maker (written by
Sue Lawson). Her other picture books with Walker Books include Ten
Pound Pom (written by Carole Wilkinson) - shortlisted for CBCA
Picture Book of The Year and winner of the Educational Publishing
Awards in 2018 - and Maddie’s First Day (written by Penny
Matthews).
This is an engaging story made even more appealing by the humorous
illustrations, depicting both the locals and their houses, and
including a fabulous endpaper sketch of the whole street
*CBCA: Reading Time*
The Biscuit Maker is a story of societal awareness and evoking
change through the power of positive action and caring … Not only
is this story sweet to share with loved ones at home, its richly
layered visual narrative and poignant prose makes it a compelling
platform for classroom discussions, too. Delicious on every
level.
*Dims Write Stuff*
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