Michael Camilleri at Federation Square Book Market, Saturday April 16

The girls in the trench, limited edition print $250,biro and gouache, from One Minute's Silencewritten by David Metzenthen, illustrated by Michael Camilleri and published by Allen & Unwin

Federation Square Book Market
 with Michael Camilleri 
Saturday April 16
12noon - 2pm

Meet Michael Camilleri at the Books Illustrated stand. Watch him draw and have a book personally signed.  

Camilleri illustrated the multi award-winning book One Minute's Silence by David Metzenthen, published by Allen & Unwin. 

Since publication in 2015 this book has already won an impressive number of awards:
Winner, CBCA Book of the Year, Crichton Award for New Illustrators, 2015, 2015; Winner, Prime Minister's Literary Award - Children's Fiction, 2015; Runner-up, CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 2015; Short-listed, The Nib Anzac Centenary Prize for Literature, 2015; Short-listed, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature - Children's Literature Award, 2016; Long-listed, CBCA Book of the Year, Eve Pownell Award for Information Books, 2015.

About the book:
A moving and powerful story about the meaning of Remembrance Day, drawing on the ANZAC and Turkish battle at Gallipoli In one minute of silence you can imagine sprinting up the beach in Gallipoli in 1915 with the fierce fighting Diggers, but can you imagine standing beside the brave battling Turks as they defended their homeland from the cliffs above... In the silence that follows a war long gone, you can see what the soldiers saw, you can feel what the soldiers felt. And if you try, you might be able to imagine the enemy, and see that he is not so different from you... In One Minute`s Silence, you are the story, and the story is yours - to imagine, remember and honour the brothers in arms on both sides of the conflict, heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives. 

Shane Jacobson's moving reading of this book features on Story Box Library. 
 

Anna Walker and author Jane Godwin at Fed Square Book Market, Saturday November 28

Jane Godwin (left), Anna Walker in her studio (centre)
Federation Square Book Market
Saturday November 28
Meet Illustrator Anna Walker and author Jane Godwin 12noon to 3pm.

Their new picture book, What do you wish for? published by Penguin Books, has been released in time for Christmas this year.
Jane and Anna have collaborated to produce many successful picture books including:
All through the Year, and Today we have no Plans which they will be signing as well.

What do you wish for?
Written by Jane Godwin , illustrated by Anna Walker (published by Viking/Penguin) $24.99
All the children in the street are writing down a special Christmas wish.
But what is Ruby’s wish? What does she want for Christmas time?
Ruby thinks of all the things that make Christmas special…

Have a book personally signed for that special Christmas gift!

Books Illustrated Touring exhibitions: Are We There Yet?

Are we there yet? : A journey around Australia Date: Saturday 19 September 2015 - Sunday 13 December 2015 Cost: Free Venue: Hurstville Museum & Gallery 14 MacMahon St, Hurstville This exhibition, curated by Books Illustrated, is based on this classic award-winning picture book, written and illustrated by Alison Lester. The display contains Alison Lester's original illustrations along with preliminary work for the making of this book, including ideas and sketches, her children's travel journals and family photographs taken on their journey around Australia.

Lazy Lions Lounging in the Avondale Height Library

Lazy Lions Lounging in the Avondale Heights Library Date: Monday 5 October 2015 - Friday 30 October 2015 Cost: Free Venue: Avondale Heights Library & Learning Centre 69 - 79 Military Rd, Avondale Heights An exhibition of limited edition prints of illustrations from well known Australian children's picture books - showcasing a range of illustration styles, media and techniques. Including a feature of limited edition prints available by Roland Harvey. Special guest illustrator & author talks and workshops will be offered during the library's birthday celebrations this month.

James Foley at Federation Square Book Market - Saturday 10 October

James Foley at Federation Square Book Market - Saturday 10 October

James will join us from 12pm - 3pm.  

James lives in WA, but is in the eastern states doing a promotional tour for his latest picture book  My Dead Bunny, written by Sigi Hallis Cohen and published by Walker Books Australia. 

A hilarious rhyming tale about a zombie bunny who comes back to visit his owner.

The combination of Sigi Cohen's rollicking text and James Foley's irreverent illustrations make this a sure winner with kids (particularly boys) aged 7 to 107.

We are lucky James can join us to demonstrate his illustration skills on the screen in the Atrium and personally sign his books including In the Lion and My Dead Bunny!

Join our event on Facebook. 

Check out James' signed books on Books Illustrated's website.

Visit James Foley's website.

Watch the trailer for here: Signed books available for sale on Booksillustrated.com.au

October seems to be a Shaun Tan sort of month!

'Skull Fox', Limited edition print, edition of 150 - $195 

October seems to be a Shaun Tan sort of month!

Shaun Tan's latest book, The Singing Bones, published by Allen & Unwin, has just been released. Signed copies are available from Books Illustrated NOW!

In this beautifully presented volume, the essence of seventy-five fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm is wonderfully evoked by Shaun Tan's extraordinary sculptures and his beautifully succinct text.

'These little figures of clay, with their simplified features, their single attributes, are perfect realisations of the strangeness of the characters they represent.'  
Philip Pullman, from his foreword to the book.

If you are in Melbourne you have the chance to see an exhibition of these sculptures at:
SHAUN TAN – THE SINGING BONES exhibition 
No Vacancy Gallery 
Oct 1 to October 18

New prints & Originals 
Shaun has chosen 14 of his sculptural illustrations from The Singing Bones to release as limited edition prints -


'All Fur', Limited edition print, edition 150 - $195

We also have a new collection of Tan original illustrations available for sale... 


'Shelter', Pastel, charcoal and pencil - $2,500 (in specialist frame, museum glass suitable for pastel works)

The Rabbits ...as Opera...
And as part of the Melbourne Festival there will be a showing of an opera based on Shaun Tan & John Marsden’s iconic picture book The Rabbits, published by Lothian Books. They will also be In Conversation at the National Gallery of Victoria on Sunday 11th of October.  
 
View signed books, limited edition prints and original illustrations for sale by Shaun Tan.

Upcoming Books Illustrated Events

Federation Square Book Market with Mitch Vane - Saturday 22 We are so pleased that we can be part of the celebration for the start of  Children's Book Week at Federation Square.  It will be a special day with lots of authors and illustrators and the buzz  @MelbWritersFest as well. Mitch will join us from 3pm - 5pm. Watch her illustrating on the big screen in  the Atrium and see first hand how she created the images for her Little Lunch books,  now an ABC3 TV series! The newly released title in the Little Lunch series Off Limits, as well as other books  by Mitch Vane, will be for sale - a chance to have some personally signed! Check out Mitch's prints and books on Books Illustrated's website.Visit Mitch Vane's website: http://www.mitchvane.com

Upcoming Books Illustrated Events June 2015

Federation Square Book Market with Judy Watson - Saturday June 13

Judy will join us from 12pm to 3pm. 

Meet Judy and celebrate the release of her latest picture book Thunderstorm Dancing, written by Katrina Germein and published by Allen & Unwin. Thunderstorm Dancing is a rumbling tumbling story about a family that dances through a wild thunderstorm, and a little girl who shines in the golden calm when the storm passes.

Judy Watson is a Melbourne based illustrator and designer who has illustrated a number of children's books, including the Extraordinary Ernie and Marvellous Maud series by Frances Watts. 

The first Ernie and Maud book became a Notable Book in the Younger Readers category of the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Her picture book with Frances Watts Goodnight, Mice! won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Fiction in 2012.

You can find lots of interesting information about this new book on Judy’s website including the fact that it took her three years to illustrate. The medium and techniques she used were ink and watercolour on litho paper with digital overlays added on the computer. You can also read about the progress of her current book Leonard Doesn’t Dance. 

Judy will be demonstrating some of her techniques on the day and you can have a book personally signed! She’s also prepared some craft activity sheets based on the book for little ones that can be taken away.

Check out Judy's prints and books on Books Illustrated's website.

Judy’s website – judywatson.wordpress.com

Federation Square Book Market with Elizabeth Honey Saturday May 9

 

Elizabeth will join us -12pm to 3pm. 

Saturday May 9

Hop up! Wriggle Over!  is Elizabeth Honey's new picture book published by Allen & Unwin. Signed copies are available for sale on the Books Illustrated website. Listen & watch the book being read here as a sneak peak on vimeo...

https://vimeo.com/124865172

To find out more about Elizabeth and the story behind her new book, visit:

http://www.elizabethhoney.com/hop-up-wriggle-over.html

Join us at Clunes Booktown Festival 2-3 May 2015

Clunes Booktown Festival  2-3 May 2015 Books Illustrated will be at the Clunes Booktown Festival again, but in a new location - the RSL Hall, Main Street Number 11 on the map.  • Browse our Anzac Illustrated print exhibition  • Purchase limited edition prints and signed books   • Meet illustrators at work and have books personally signed  • Join us for a devonshire tea Visit the Clunes Booktown website or download the program here

Behind the Studio Door with Mark Wilson. Edition 3, 17 April 2015

Don't miss our third edition of Behind the Studio Door, this time with Mark Wilson.

"Welcome. Come into my studio, which is an old garage, and I love it. There’s plenty of natural light and a high ceiling for big canvases. The walls are covered with half finished paintings, pictures, postcards, photos and inspirational things - again, some very old things. 

I have children’s art up all around me. It inspires me. Children naturally experiment with colour and pattern without even knowing it. Pick a colour – any colour. They don’t care if purple shouldn’t go next to dark green or whatever. I spent so many years following the colour and design ‘rules’ of my teachers. Never again! They should have six year olds teaching painting at art school. (Image 2) I think that is why I like painting big abstract canvases. There is a freedom of expression and technique that is liberating. No pre-conceived ideas. No visual constraints. Pure self expression, like a child doing finger-painting!..."

Read the full Behind the Studio Door here:

http://eepurl.com/bhm8YX

Federation Square Book Market with Ann James Saturday April 18

Upcoming Books Illustrated Events

Federation Square Book Market with Ann James Saturday April 18 Ann will join us between 12pm to 5pm to demonstrate her chocolate flavoured illustration and to sign books!  Share some of this hungry dinosaur’s delicious chocolate cake … with hundreds and thousands.  I’m a Hungry Dinosaur  written by Janeen Brian, illustrated by Ann James and published by Penguin Books will be released on April 22. This is the eagerly awaited sequel to the very popular and award winning I’m a Dirty Dinosaur. Exciting news, I'm a Dirty Dinosaur! was the third most borrowed picture book in a recent survey of South Australian libraries! Original artwork, limited edition prints and signed books available on our website.

Federation Square Book Market with Mark Wilson, Saturday 14 March

Saturday March 14

Mark will join us between 1pm to 3pm to demonstrate his book illustration and sign books. 

Mark is an award winning author/illustrator with over 30 children’s books in print world-wide. His books are published in seven languages in Australia, North America, Canada, Asia and Europe.
Mark has a passion for Australian history & the environment, especially endangered species. These are recurring themes in both his picture books and workshops, which feature his new picture books for 2015, Digger - the Dog Who Went to War (Hachette),We’re All Australians Now (Harper Collins) & The Horse Soldier (Windy Hollow).

Digger – the dog who went to war will be released on March 10 and we invite you to congratulate Mark and celebrate his achievement with us at Fed Square!

Two new limited edition giclee prints from this book will also be on display and available for sale on our website. 

Children’s Literature returns to Dromkeen Homestead! Launch December 7

Children’s Literature returns to Dromkeen Homestead!

Dromkeen Homestead’s new owners and Books Illustrated Gallery are celebrating the history of Dromkeen and Australia children’s literature with the opening of an exhibition of The John Barrow Collection of Australian Children’s Book Illustration on Sunday December 7.

This will be the first showing of the John Barrow collection which includes original artworks by some of Australia’s well-known illustrators including Graeme Base, Ann James, Alison Lester, Bob Graham, Terry Denton, Jane Tanner, Julie Vivas and many more.

The collection features work from the modern classic era of Australian Children’s Literature, 1980 -2004.

This is an opportunity for creators, publishers, booksellers, teachers, librarians and other children’s literature enthusiasts to revisit Dromkeen, reminisce with some vintage books and illustration and gain insight into the future vision for the homestead.

Invitation attached  - RSVP by Dec 3
Dromkeen Homestead, Riddells Creek, Victoria

The John Barrow Collection 
John Barrow, a primary school teacher with a love of story in many forms, began his collection of original book illustration with two purchases from the newly opened Books Illustrated Gallery in 1988. This intriguing collection, which continued until his death in 2004, comprises over 133 illustrations and books, and reflects both his personality and the Australian publishing and illustration styles of three decades.

About Dromkeen Homestead
Many will fondly remember the halcyon days of children’s literature at Dromkeen homestead in Riddles Creek, Victoria. Purchased by booksellers Joyce and court Oldmeadow in the 1970s it became a literary destination until 2008 when the property was sold and the valuable Dromkeen collection of children’s literature, featuring original manuscripts and illustrations (established in 1974), was housed at the State Library of Victoria.
The homestead is now being re invented as an event venue. One of the new owners, Bernadette Joiner, a teacher with a passion for children’s literature, is keenly rekindling the homestead’s connection with this part of it’s history.  www.dromkeen.com.au

About Books Illustrated
Books Illustrated has been promoting Australian picture books and their creators for over 25 years. Starting as a gallery in 1988, it has had an interesting history that has culminated in a program of exhibitions promoting the work of Australian book creators throughout Australia and overseas.
www.booksillustrated.com.au

For publicity information or to arrange an interview please contact:
Ann Haddon info@booksillustrated.com.au       Ph: 03 9534 7751

Oz children’s books revealed for the Hello! from Australia exhibition at Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2015

Oz children’s books revealed for the Hello! from Australia exhibition at Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2015

Media Release: Friday, 6 November 2014

Illustrations from 32 books have been selected out of 109 submissions from 24 Australian publishers for 2015 Hello! from Australia exhibition. The works, which celebrate and promote the vibrancy and variety of Australia's children's book illustrators and publishing, will be showcased at the 2015 Bologna Children's Book Fair.

The exhibition is the seventh annual display of Australian children books to be displayed at the fair, and is an initiative of the Australian Publishers Association created in partnership with Books Illustrated, funded by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund.

The Australian illustrated titles to be represented at Bologna include:

·       One Minute's Silence (David Metzenthen, illustrated by Michael Camilleri, Allen & Unwin)

·       Our Village in the Sky (Janeen Brian, illustrated by Anne Spudvilas, Allen & Unwin)

·       The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present (Libby Gleeson, illustrated by Freya Blackwood, Allen & Unwin)

·       Thunderstorm Dancing (Katrina Germein, illustrated by Judy Watson, Allen & Unwin)

·       The Unlikely Story of Bennelong and Phillip (Michael Sedunary, illustrated by Bern Emmerichs, Berbay Publishing)

·       On a Small Island (Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Fremantle Press)

·       Caravan Fran (Cheryl Orsini, Hachette Australia)

·       The Arrival (Shaun Tan, Hachette Australia)

·       The Hairy-nosed Wombats Find A New Home (Jackie French, illustrated by Sue De Gennaro, HaperCollins)

·       Mike I Don't Like (Jol & Kate Temple, illustrated by Jon Foye, HaperCollins/ABC)

·       Withering-By-Sea (Judith Rossell, HaperCollins/ABC)

·       Outside (Libby Hathorn, illustrated by Ritva Voutila, Little Hare/Hardie Grant Egmont)

·       Silly Birds (Gregg Dreise, Magabala)

·       Alphabet City Zoo (Maree Coote, Melbournestyle Books)

·       One Step at a Time (Jane Jolly, illustrated by Sally Heinrich, MidnightSun Publishing)

·       Tea and Sugar Christmas (Jane Jolly, illustrated by Robert Ingpen, National Library of Australia)

·       A River (Marc Martin, Penguin Books Australia)                  

·       Hasel and Rose (Caroline Magerl, Penguin Books Australia)         

·       The Greatest Gatsby (Tohby Riddle, Penguin Books Australia)     

·       Tim and Ed (Ursula Dubosarsky, illustrated by Andrew Joyner, Penguin Books Australia)

·       Alligator in an Anorak (Darron Parton, Random House Australia)             

·       Alfie's Lost Sharkie (Anna Walker, Scholastic)

·       Thelma the Unicorn (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic)

·       Forest of Bones (David Kennett, Omnibus Books/Scholastic)

·       Imagine a City (Elise Hurst, Omnibus Books/Scholastic)

·       The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade (Davina Bell, illustrated by Allison Colpoys, Scribe Publications)

·       Sticks & Stones, Animal Homes (Tai Snaith, Thames & Hudson)

·       Sylvia (Christine Sharp, University of Queensland Press)

·       Bogtrotter (Margaret Wild, illustrated by Judith Rossell, Walker Books Australia)

·       Vanilla Ice Cream (Bob Graham, Walker Books Ltd)

·       Bridie's Boots (Phil Cummings, illustrated by Sara Acton, Working Title Press)

·       Scary Night (Lesley Gibbes, illustrated by Stephen Michael King, Working Title Press)

In addition to the illustrations, the exhibition also includes the display of more than 100 contemporary Australian illustrated books published in 2014 and 2015.

The exhibition aims to:

·       support publishers in the promotion and sale of rights

·       facilitate contact between Australian publishers and international agents and promoters

·       promote Australian culture internationally, and

·       draw attention to the diversity and depth of Australian children’s books.

Previous Bologna exhibitions of Hello! from Australia have received an enthusiastic afterlife at other book festivals and fairs, including presentations at:

–      Paju Bookcity in South Korea;

–      the National Youth and Children’s Library, Seoul;

–      the Korea Foundation Cultural Gallery, Seoul;

–      the inaugural International Illustration Concours on Nami Island, Korea; and

–      the Capital Library Beijing, China, as part of Australian Writers Week.

A highlight of the 2015 fair will be the presence of the Australian Children’s Laureate Jackie French who will give the opening speech at the Australia Party and be part of the second international Children’s Laureate Summit in Bologna.

For more information please contact Ann Haddon at Books Illustrated on info@booksillustrated.com.au
or +61 3 9534 7751

View the 2014 catalogue online here.

The 2015 rights catalogue will be released in February 15.