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From: Judith Ridge <judith_ridge>
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:45:11 +1000
> First and foremost--in two words: Mem Fox! Mem has created a wonderful,?
> child-friendly, child-respecting body of work that crosses cultures so easily.
> Koala Lou and Night Noises are favorites along with Wilfrid Gordon McDonald
> Partridge which introduces senility to young children in a loving and hopeful
> way.? Mem's tireless advocacy for children and reading is inspiring both in
> her books on the subject and in talks she has given.
> Some?Illustrators: Julie Vivas who did many of Mem's books. A personal
> favorite:?Our Granny which includes a variety of grannies and their?lumps,
> wobbly bottoms and all! Very lovingly done.
I'm so late catching up with digests I have actually missed the cut-off date for ccbc_net's late September discussion period re. Australian writers and illustrators (well, depending on your time zone!)... I have tried to change my address for ccbc_net mail without success--I'll try again.
Anyway, I'm catching up tonight, and I have to start by clarifying this post--"Our Granny" was written by Margaret Wild, not Mem Fox.
I believe Margaret Wild is Australia's best picture book author bar none. She is prolific, versatile and consistently brilliant. Compare "Our Granny" to "Fox" to "Little Humpty" to "Woolves in the Sittee"--Margaret is without parallel.
She has also, in the past, been one of our most important and influential editors of children's books. I was privileged to work with her in this capacity in the late 90s when I was junior editor under her guidance at ABC Books.
Best wishes,
Judith
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:45:11 +1000
> First and foremost--in two words: Mem Fox! Mem has created a wonderful,?
> child-friendly, child-respecting body of work that crosses cultures so easily.
> Koala Lou and Night Noises are favorites along with Wilfrid Gordon McDonald
> Partridge which introduces senility to young children in a loving and hopeful
> way.? Mem's tireless advocacy for children and reading is inspiring both in
> her books on the subject and in talks she has given.
> Some?Illustrators: Julie Vivas who did many of Mem's books. A personal
> favorite:?Our Granny which includes a variety of grannies and their?lumps,
> wobbly bottoms and all! Very lovingly done.
I'm so late catching up with digests I have actually missed the cut-off date for ccbc_net's late September discussion period re. Australian writers and illustrators (well, depending on your time zone!)... I have tried to change my address for ccbc_net mail without success--I'll try again.
Anyway, I'm catching up tonight, and I have to start by clarifying this post--"Our Granny" was written by Margaret Wild, not Mem Fox.
I believe Margaret Wild is Australia's best picture book author bar none. She is prolific, versatile and consistently brilliant. Compare "Our Granny" to "Fox" to "Little Humpty" to "Woolves in the Sittee"--Margaret is without parallel.
She has also, in the past, been one of our most important and influential editors of children's books. I was privileged to work with her in this capacity in the late 90s when I was junior editor under her guidance at ABC Books.
Best wishes,
Judith
-- Judith Ridge PO Box 1476 Ashfield NSW 1800 AUSTRALIA 0412 529 694 My blog: http://www.misrule.com.au/s9y/ My website: http://www.misrule.com.au __ Gin isn?t really a drink. It?s more of a mascara thinner. Dylan Moran __Received on Mon 01 Oct 2007 05:45:11 AM CDT
