Margaret Wild
Encyclopedia
Margaret Wild is an Australia
n author. She was born in 1948 in Eschew, a small town in South Africa
, and came to Australia in 1972. She now lives in Sydney. Before becoming a fulltime writer, Margaret was a journalist for newspapers and magazines and then she worked for sixteen years as a book editor in children's publishing. Margaret has written more than 40 books for children. Her books are published around the world and have won numerous awards.
Margaret's books explore a diverse range of themes but she is particularly noted for exploring issues of identity, trust, and death. Let the Celebrations Begin focused on the imminent release of Jewish prisoners from a German concentration camp, while in The Very Best of Friends the death of a farmer prompts his widowed wife to find the love to care for their respective pets, a cat and dog, equally. Fox, illustrated by Ron Brooks using the colours of the Australian landscape, is a powerful story about betrayal.
Recently Margaret has published two verse novel
s, One Night and Jinx. These books investigate the trials and anxieties faced by teenagers coping with school, relationships and growing up.
Woolvs in the Sitee
Chatterbox
Baby Boomsticks
Fox
Jenny Angel
The Pocket Dogs
Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa
The Midnight Gang
The Very Best of Friends
There's a Sea in My Bedroom
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n author. She was born in 1948 in Eschew, a small town in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, and came to Australia in 1972. She now lives in Sydney. Before becoming a fulltime writer, Margaret was a journalist for newspapers and magazines and then she worked for sixteen years as a book editor in children's publishing. Margaret has written more than 40 books for children. Her books are published around the world and have won numerous awards.
Margaret's books explore a diverse range of themes but she is particularly noted for exploring issues of identity, trust, and death. Let the Celebrations Begin focused on the imminent release of Jewish prisoners from a German concentration camp, while in The Very Best of Friends the death of a farmer prompts his widowed wife to find the love to care for their respective pets, a cat and dog, equally. Fox, illustrated by Ron Brooks using the colours of the Australian landscape, is a powerful story about betrayal.
Recently Margaret has published two verse novel
Verse novel
A verse novel is a type of narrative poetry in which a novel-length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose. Either simple or complex stanzaic verse-forms may be used, but there will usually be a large cast, multiple voices, dialogue, narration, description, and action in a...
s, One Night and Jinx. These books investigate the trials and anxieties faced by teenagers coping with school, relationships and growing up.
Picture Books
- Vampyre, illustrated by Andrew Yeo (2011)
- Puffling, illustrated by Julie Vivas (2009)
- Piglet and Papa, illustrated by Stephen Michael King (2007)
- Woolvs in the Sitee, illustrated by Anne Spudvilas (2006)
- Chatterbox, illustrated by Deborah Niland (2006)
- The Bilbies of Bliss, illustrated by Noela Young (2005)
- The Little Crooked House, written with illustrator Jonathan Bentley (2005)
- Hop, Little Hare!, illustrated by Peter Shaw (2005)
- Piglet and Mama, illustrated by Stephen Michael King (2005)
- Farmer Fred's Cow, illustrated by David Waller (2004)
- Seven More Sleeps, illustrated by Donna Rawlins (2004)
- Kiss, Kiss!, illustrated by Bridget Strevens-Marzo (2003)
- Little Humpty, illustrated by Ann James (2003)
- Baby Boomsticks, illustrated by David Legge (2003)
- Mr Moo, illustrated by Jonathon Bentley (2002)
- Jenny Angel, illustrated by Anne Spudvilas (2002)
- The House of Narcissus, illustrated by Wayne Harris (2001)
- The Pocket Dogs, illustrated by Stephen Michael King (2001)
- The Midnight Feast, illustrated by Ann James (2001)
- Midnight Babies, illustrated by Ann James (2001)
- Nighty Night!, illustrated by Kerry Argent (2001)
- Fox, illustrated by Ron Brooks (2000)
- Tom Goes to Kindergarten, illustrated by David Legge (2000)
- Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa, illustrated by Kerry Argent (1999)
- Old Pig, written with illustrator Ron Brooks (1999)
- Our Granny, illustrated by Julie Vivas (1998)
- Rosie and Tortoise, illustrated by Ron Brooks (1998)
- First Day, illustrated by Kim Gamble (1998)
- Bim Bam Boom!, illustrated by Wayne Harris (1998)
- Big Cat Dreaming, illustrated by Anne Spudvilas (1997)
- The Midnight Gang, illustrated by Ann James (1997)
- Remember Me, illustrated by Dee Huxley (1995)
- Beast, (1995)
- Mr. Nick's Knitting, illustrated by Dee Huxley (1994)
- Going Home, illustrated by Wayne Harris (1994)
- Toby, illustrated by Noela Young (1994)
- The Slumber Party, illustrated by David Cox (1993)
- But Granny Did, illustrated by Ian Forss (1993)
- Space Travellers, illustrated by Gregory Rogers (1993)
- All the Better to See You With!, illustrated by Pat Reynolds (1993)
- Thank You, Santa, illustrated by Kerry Argent (1992)
- My Dearest Dinosaur, illustrated by Donna Rawlins (1992)
- Let the Celebrations Begin!, illustrated by Julie Vivas (1991)
- The Very Best of Friends, illustrated by Julie Vivas (1990)
- Kathy's Umbrella, illustrated by Hannah Koch (1987)
- There's a Sea in My Bedroom, illustrated by Jane Tanner (1984)
- Something Absolutely Enormous, illustrated by Jack Hannah (1984)
Novels
- One Night (2006)
- Jinx (2004)
- Beast (1997)
- Diary of Megan Moon (1988)
- Grumpy Bunny (2003)
Awards
A selection of awards:- 2008 Nan Chauncy AwardNan Chauncy AwardThe Nan Chauncy Award was initially established as a quinquennial awards and is now presented biennially in the Children's Book Council Awards.The award was established to honour Nan Chauncy, who is recognised as a significant Tasmanian author....
Woolvs in the Sitee
- 2007 Shortlisted for CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book
- 2007 Shortlisted for ABPA Book Design Awards - Picture Book
- 2006 Winner of the Aurealis Award - Children's Book
Chatterbox
- 2007 Shortlisted for CBC Book of the Year - Early Childhood
Baby Boomsticks
- 2006 Bilby AwardBilby Award WinnersThe Bilby Award is awarded annually by the Queensland's Branch of the Children's Book Council Awards.The name of the award, The Bilby, is an acronym of "Books I Love Best Yearly". The award is a children's choice award. Each year Queensland students are asked to nominate their favourite book, and...
Early Readers Award winner
Fox
- 2001 Winner of CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book
- 2001 winner of the Queensland Premier's Literary AwardsQueensland Premier's Literary AwardsThe Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book...
, Children's Book Award - 2004 Deutscher JugendliteraturpreisDeutscher JugendliteraturpreisThe Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's literature. It is Germany's only state-funded literary award. In the past, authors from many countries...
Jenny Angel
- 2001 Shortlisted for Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) - Picture Book
- 2000 Shortlisted for New South Wales State Literary Award - Young Reader
- 2000 Winner of CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book
- 1999 Listed for Family Award for Children's Books - Picture Book
- 1999 Shortlisted for Australian Publishers Association - Design
The Pocket Dogs
- 2001 Shortlisted for CBC Book of the Year - Early Childhood
- 2003 Short-listed for Young Australian Best Book Awards (YABBA) - Picture Book
- 2003 Shortlisted Bilby AwardBilby Award WinnersThe Bilby Award is awarded annually by the Queensland's Branch of the Children's Book Council Awards.The name of the award, The Bilby, is an acronym of "Books I Love Best Yearly". The award is a children's choice award. Each year Queensland students are asked to nominate their favourite book, and...
- Early Readers
Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa
- 1999 Shortlisted for Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) - Picture Book
The Midnight Gang
- 1998 Bilby AwardBilby Award WinnersThe Bilby Award is awarded annually by the Queensland's Branch of the Children's Book Council Awards.The name of the award, The Bilby, is an acronym of "Books I Love Best Yearly". The award is a children's choice award. Each year Queensland students are asked to nominate their favourite book, and...
Early Readers Award winner
The Very Best of Friends
- 1990 Winner of the CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book
There's a Sea in My Bedroom
- 1985 Shortlisted CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book
- 1985 Shortlisted Kate Greenaway award(UK)