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Narelle Oliver Narelle Oliver i(A45603 works by) (a.k.a. Narelle Elizabeth Oliver)
Born: Established: 25 Feb 1960 Toowoomba, Toowoomba area, Darling Downs, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 3 Oct 2016
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Rock Pool Secrets Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2017 11118978 2017 single work picture book children's

Nestling between rocks...

Hiding in the seaweed...

Lift the flap and discover many rock pool secrets! (Source: back cover)
1 y separately published work icon I Want to Be in a Book Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2017 10954414 2017 single work picture book children's

'Cecil is only a sketch, but he has a name, and he wonders, if just maybe, he might be destined for greater things. Cecil is the reader’s eyes as we see books created in front of us. Cecil’s imagination soars as he dreams of what book he might land in. And then one day, he does land in a book. And a new, exciting, and even dangerous, adventure begins. Narelle created this work using collage—a magical mixture of photography, sketches, lino cuts and objects. Narelle had not quite finished her work before her untimely death in late 2016, but her vision for Cecil, and his story, were complete, so that Cecil, and Narelle’s work, could become the book they were meant to be.' (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon Don't Let a Spoonbill in the Kitchen! Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Parkside : Omnibus Books , 2013 Z1925928 2013 single work picture book children's

'What would happen if a spoonbill or a pelican or even an osprey came to your house?

'Fun and mayhem, that’s what!' (Publication summary)
1 9 y separately published work icon Fox and Fine Feathers Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Malvern : Omnibus Books , 2009 Z1621157 2009 single work picture book children's Lyrebird, Coucal, Pitta and Nightjar are groundbirds of the Australian forest floor. Although as different from each other as it is possible to be, they always watch out for danger and warn each other to hide. A classic tale from the forest floor about the dangers of vanity and the value of being different (Libraries Australia record)
1 Books Kids : Home Narelle Oliver , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1-2 April 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of Home Narelle Oliver , 2006 single work picture book
1 7 y separately published work icon Home Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Malvern : Omnibus Books , 2006 Z1258735 2006 single work picture book children's 'After a hard day flying the falcons arrive in a large city. They make their nests on a ledge in a multi storey building and the males set off to hunt prey.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 10 y separately published work icon Dancing the Boom-Cha-Cha Boogie Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2005 Z1201221 2005 single work picture book children's (taught in 1 units) 'An appealing fantasy adventure that is also an allegory about identity and being foreign. It is an ideal book to introduce young children to the complex subject of the treatment of refugees.' (Libraries Australia record).
1 y separately published work icon Narelle Oliver Collection Narelle Oliver , South Melbourne : Lothian , 2004 Z1301439 2004 single work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon What a Goat! Narelle Oliver , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2003 Z1050022 2003 single work children's fiction children's

'Tom's new goat, Ernie, is really special. He's more like a dog than a goat! But when Ernie is let out of his pen, he just can't stay out of trouble.' (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Very Blue Thingamajig Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2003 Z1019606 2003 single work picture book children's The Very Blue Thingamajig hatches from an egg one day, but compared with the other thingamajigs, he is very plain. Then one morning he wakes up with a twisty, twirly tail, and every morning after that he wakes up with a new feature.
1 So, You Want to Write a Kids' Picture Book... Narelle Oliver , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , March no. 105 2002; (p. 5-6)
1 5 y separately published work icon Mermaids Most Amazing Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2001 Z916617 2001 single work picture book children's

'"For as long as anyone can remember, mermaids have swum through our stories and splashed through our dreams. . . . " Where did these mythical creatures come from? What if they were real? 
'"Mermaids Most Amazing" provides a comprehensive introduction to these beloved creatures, rendered in beautifully evocative, folk art-style collages and illustrations. You'll meet the fish-tailed goddesses of ancient Polynesia; crafty water sprites of the Pacific Northwest; fake mermaids from British carnivals of the 1800s; and the dugong, whose human-like features and behavior have been mistaken for mermaids by sailors throughout the ages. 
'Including several legends perfect for reading aloud, as well as maps of the mermaid world, "Mermaids Most Amazing" is a must-read for mermaid fans of all ages. Who knows what strange (and real) creatures you just might find?'  (Publication summary)
1 10 y separately published work icon Baby Bilby, Where Do You Sleep? Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Melbourne : Lothian , 2001 Z863690 2001 single work picture book children's 'Take a peek through the peepholes and discover the secret hiding places of baby bilby and other Australian desert creatures.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Sand Swimmers : Visual Literacy and Non-Fiction Narelle Oliver , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoints on Literacy : Challenging Voices, Changing Views : First Annual Conference Jointly Presented by The School Library Association of Victoria and 'Viewpoint: On Books for Young Adults', November 1999 2000; (p. 89-94)
1 8 y separately published work icon Sand Swimmers : The Secret Life of Australia's Dead Heart Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1999 Z820326 1999 single work picture book children's

'The Dead Heart is a desert wilderness in the centre of Australia. It is difficult to imagine anything can exist in such a harsh place. But the Dead Heart has a secret. It holds amazing stories of adaptation and survival. Follow in the footsteps of early explorers like Charles Sturt and learn what the indigenous people of this land first discovered: not all is quite as it seems.' (Publication summary)
1 8 y separately published work icon The Hunt Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1997 Z847936 1997 single work picture book children's
1 Picture Books Narelle Oliver , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 40 no. 4 1996; (p. 6)
2 1 y separately published work icon The Well Gary Crew , Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1996 Z282719 1996 single work children's fiction children's horror 'Seth and Adam are identical twins, but no two boys could be more different. Adam is cheerful and sunny, Seth cold and morose. When the dark secret of the well in the pine forest lures them to their fate, who can tell which twin will prove the stronger?' (source: back cover).
1 1 y separately published work icon The Bunyip and the Night Mark Svendsen , St Lucia : Jam Roll Press University of Queensland Press , 1994 Z838092 1994 selected work poetry children's
1 11 y separately published work icon The Best Beak in Boonaroo Bay Narelle Oliver , Narelle Oliver (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1993 Z849222 1993 single work picture book children's The birds in Boonaroo Bay squabble over who has the best beak until the wise old pelican organizes a contest to settle the issue once and for all.
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