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Mike Dumbleton Mike Dumbleton i(A47901 works by)
Born: Established: 1948 Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1972
Heritage: English
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BiographyHistory

An English and Cross-curriculum Literacy Co-ordinator at an Adelaide High School, Mike Dumbleton has also worked as a Literacy Curriculum Officer for the South Australian Education Department. In this role he devised and wrote a student/teacher web site called 'Online Literacy' which provides literacy support for students in the middle years of schooling.

Mike began devising educational texts for teachers in 1988 shortly before he started writing picture books. He attributes his interest in writing in part to his grandfather, a local village poet in Oxfordshire, England, who regularly recited his poems to the family (with or without requests). Mike was awarded a Literature Grant by the South Australian Department for the Arts and Cultural heritage in 1993, and in 1994 was selected for a Writers' Performance and Presentation Course in Sydney, funded by the Literature Board of the Australia Council and organised by the National Book Council. He was also awarded an Arts SA Literature Grant in 2001 to support the completion of his first teenage novel, Watch Out For Jamie Joel.

Dumbleton has also written educational textbooks

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon I Love You Kent Town : Little Book Press , 2022 26404879 2022 single work picture book children's

'I Love You is a reassuring story that centres around a baby’s typical day, from waking up in the morning to being tucked into bed at night.

'Rich with activities that babies love – eating, playing, meeting with friends, playing at the park, bathing – there are endless opportunities for babies to engage with the story and point out familiar objects.

'Told in rhyming text and covering early-learning concepts, such as colours, this little book is perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and young minds to develop.'(Publication summary)
2023 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Birth to 3 Years
y separately published work icon Hair! Kent Town : Little Book Press , 2022 26404741 2022 single work picture book children's

'Everyone’s hair is unique and fabulous!

'Hair! is a vibrant and uplifting celebration of wildly different hair – individual colours, textures, styles, lengths, shapes and behaviours – all of which are cause for applause!

'Told in rhyming text and brought to life in hilarious and surprising ways, Hair! will leave all readers – young and old – with a bursting sense of pride.'(Publication summary)
2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
y separately published work icon Dance in a Ring Kent Town : Little Book Press , 2022 26404645 2022 single work picture book children's

'A magical bedtime story where a child’s imagination runs wild!

'Join in a special bedtime routine where toys come to life for one last adventure before lights out. There’s cake, dancing, dressing up and the all-important snuggle before falling asleep together at the end.

'With its soothing text and memorable cast of characters, Dance in a Ring is the perfect book to share with children before bedtime.' (Publication summary)
2023 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Three to 5 Years
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