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Gus Gordon

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Gus Gordon (born in Sydney, 1971) is a children's book illustrator and writer based in Sydney, Australia.

Gordon has written and illustrated over 70 books for children.[1]

Gordon's book 'Herman and Rosie' was chosen as the 2013 ‘Read for Australia’ book and won the 2013 CBCA 'Honour Award' for best picture book. It was also shortlisted for the 2014 German Youth Literature Award, the Sakura Medal in Japan and the 2014/2015 Les Incorruptibles prize in France.[citation needed]

Recent works

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  • Big Pet Day by Lisa Shanahan (2014)
  • I am Cow, Hear me Moo! by Jill Esbaum (2014)
  • My Life & Other Stuff that Went Wrong by Tristan Bancks (2014)
  • Herman and Rosie (2012)
  • Somewhere Else (2017)
  • The Last Peach (2019)

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "Penguin :: Author Profile". Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Winners 2013 - CBCA". Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Aurealis Awards - Home". Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  4. ^ "PC_Notables_2010 - CBCA". Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  5. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Penguin :: Authors
  7. ^ PFP Children's Peace Literature Award :: 2007 Children’s Peace Literature Award Shortlist
  8. ^ [2]Children's Book Council of Australia :: Previous Winners Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
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