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Armin Greder Armin Greder i(A65114 works by)
Born: Established: 1942 Biel, Berne,
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Switzerland,
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1971 Departed from Australia: 2000
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BiographyHistory

After migrating to Australia and settling in Brisbane, Greder worked as a graphic designer. From 1978 to 1998 he taught design and illustration at the Queensland College of Art, Brisbane. He worked on his picture books in between teaching. In 2000 he moved back to Switzerland to live and work. His art reflects his European background and charcoal often features in his work. As of 2017, he was based in Peru.

Sources:

The Children's Book Council of Australia (Queensland Branch) Inc. website, http://www.cbc.org.au/qld/ (Sighted 22/20/07);

Scobie, Susan (comp.) The Dromkeen Book of Australian Children's Illustrators (1997) 62-63.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Inheritance Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 21827829 2021 single work picture book children's

'A provocative call-to-arms to economic leaders to change course and better protect our planet and its people, presented in words and pictures by the multi-award-winning creator of The Island and The Mediterranean.

''All this will soon be yours, respect what I have built and make it prosper.'

'These are the last words of the old industrialist before dying. While the three brothers discuss how to fulfil their father's wishes, the sister lists for them the disastrous consequences that would follow: disease; marine pollution; deforestation; the destruction of the landscape; pollution of skies and rivers...

'The Inheritance tells of the greed of those who hold economic power, and reminds us that silence and inaction amount to complicity. With minimal text, this powerful story is told primarily through Armin Greder's distinctive illustrations that challenge the reader to question the status quo and fight for the future.

'Powerful storytelling from the internationally acclaimed, award-winning creator of The Island and The Mediterranean and Diamonds.' (Publication summary)

2022 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Picture Book of the Year
2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
y separately published work icon The Inheritance Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 21827829 2021 single work picture book children's

'A provocative call-to-arms to economic leaders to change course and better protect our planet and its people, presented in words and pictures by the multi-award-winning creator of The Island and The Mediterranean.

''All this will soon be yours, respect what I have built and make it prosper.'

'These are the last words of the old industrialist before dying. While the three brothers discuss how to fulfil their father's wishes, the sister lists for them the disastrous consequences that would follow: disease; marine pollution; deforestation; the destruction of the landscape; pollution of skies and rivers...

'The Inheritance tells of the greed of those who hold economic power, and reminds us that silence and inaction amount to complicity. With minimal text, this powerful story is told primarily through Armin Greder's distinctive illustrations that challenge the reader to question the status quo and fight for the future.

'Powerful storytelling from the internationally acclaimed, award-winning creator of The Island and The Mediterranean and Diamonds.' (Publication summary)

2022 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Picture Book of the Year
2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
y separately published work icon Diamonds Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2020 19523179 2020 single work children's fiction children's

'Mama, if I was to dig a hole in our garden, would I find a diamond? No, darling, there are no diamonds here. Where are diamonds, then? Oh, in other countries. In Africa for example . . . A powerful parable that explores how the desire for endless riches perpetuates chains of inequality and corruption.' (Publication summary)

2021 shortlisted English Association and the UK Literary Association Fiction 7-11
2022 nominated Yoto Carnegies Library Association Awards (UK) CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Awards Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration
2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Books
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