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Katherine Battersby Katherine Battersby i(A134155 works by)
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BiographyHistory

Katherine Battersby grew up in a small coastal town in North Queensland, Australia. In 2010 she won a Marten Bequest Travelling Schlarship for her writing. Battersby has written stories for the New South Wales School Magazine and her short stories have also been published in anthologies.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2015 recipient Creative Industries Career Fund to travel to Montreal to take up mentoring opportunities at the SCBWI conference.
2012 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards CBCA Award for New Illustrator for 'Squish Rabbit'
2010-2011 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Cranky Chicken Sydney : Lothian , 2021 22119811 2021 single work graphic novel children's

'Everything about Chicken is cranky. Cranky eyes, cranky eyebrows, super sharp cranky beak, even cranky scratchy feet. And everything makes Chicken cranky. The sun is too bright, the dirt is too dirty. What Cranky Chicken is not is lonely. Nope, nope, definitely not. But then along comes a very cheerful worm named Speedy, who just wants to be friends.

'The first book in a charming illustrated series about mismatched friends who bring joy, companionship and a new perspective to each other's lives. Perfect for fans of Elephant and Piggie and The Bad Guys.' (Publication summary)

2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
y separately published work icon Cranky Chicken Sydney : Lothian , 2021 22119811 2021 single work graphic novel children's

'Everything about Chicken is cranky. Cranky eyes, cranky eyebrows, super sharp cranky beak, even cranky scratchy feet. And everything makes Chicken cranky. The sun is too bright, the dirt is too dirty. What Cranky Chicken is not is lonely. Nope, nope, definitely not. But then along comes a very cheerful worm named Speedy, who just wants to be friends.

'The first book in a charming illustrated series about mismatched friends who bring joy, companionship and a new perspective to each other's lives. Perfect for fans of Elephant and Piggie and The Bad Guys.' (Publication summary)

2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
y separately published work icon Brave Squish Rabbit New York (City) : Puffin , 2012 Z1887404 2012 single work picture book children's 'Squish is just a little rabbit, but being little leads to big fears...of storms and chickens and the dark...especially the dark! What will Squish do when he can't find his friend one stormy night? Maybe he'll discover that being brave makes the dark a little wonderful after all.' (Publisher's blurb)
2013 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Best Language Development Book for Young Children (2005-2013)
2013 finalist Crystal Kite Award Australian and New Zealand Division
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