Tohby Riddle
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Tohby Riddle is an Australian cartoonist and picture-book creator. In 2005 he became editor of The School Magazine
, in which his illustrations, non-fiction pieces and poems appear regularly. In 2009 he won the Patricia Wrightson Prize in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
with Ursula Dubosarsky
for their book The Word Spy.
School Magazine
The School Magazine is a literary magazine for children which has been published continuously by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities in its many incarnations since 1916...
, in which his illustrations, non-fiction pieces and poems appear regularly. In 2009 he won the Patricia Wrightson Prize in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities...
with Ursula Dubosarsky
Ursula Dubosarsky
Ursula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history...
for their book The Word Spy.
List of Books
- Careful With that Ball, Eugene! (1989, US 1991, UK 1991)
- A Most Unusual Dog (1992, US 1993)
- Arnold Z Jones Could Really Play the Trumpet (1993, reprinted 2000)
- The Royal Guest (1993)
- 50 Fairies You Ought to Know About (1995, Germany 2004)
- The Tip at the End of the Street (1996). IBBY AustraliaIBBY AustraliaThe International Board on Books for Young People is a non-profit organisation to bring books and children together. In 1966, IBBY Australia was established and Ena Noël OAM became its first president and remained in this role for over 20 years....
Ena Noel encouragement award for Children's Literature; Children's Book Council of AustraliaChildren's Book Council of AustraliaThe Children's Book Council of Australia is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents annual awards for books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.-Awards:The first...
Notable Book 1997 - The Great Escape from City Zoo (1997, US 1999). Shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of AustraliaChildren's Book Council of AustraliaThe Children's Book Council of Australia is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents annual awards for books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.-Awards:The first...
Picture Book of the Year 1998, and the New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Premier's Literary Awards 1999 - The Singing Hat (2000, US 2001). Honour book in the Children's Book Council of AustraliaChildren's Book Council of AustraliaThe Children's Book Council of Australia is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents annual awards for books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.-Awards:The first...
Picture Book of the Year awards for 2001; Joint winner of the Wilderness Society of Australia's Environment Award 2001, Picture Books category; Australian Publishers Association Design Awards, 2000, winner of Best Designed Children's Cover; Highly commended in Best Designed Children's Picture Book category; Commended in the Best Designed Jacket of the Year category - What’s the Big Idea? (2003). Highly commended in the Australian Publishers Association Design Awards for 2003, in the Best Designed Illustrated Book category
- Irving the Magician (2005)
- The Great Escape from City Zoo (2007)
- Dog and Bird See the Moon (2007)
- The Royal Guest (2007)
- Nobody Owns the Moon (2008) Nominated, NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
- The Word Spy (2008, with Ursula DubosarskyUrsula DubosarskyUrsula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history...
). Honour award, Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
External links
- Profile at Penguin BooksPenguin BooksPenguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
Australia.