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'Ron Brooks grew up in East Gippsland, a country boy with a yen for drawing and observation of the life around him. He became an acknowledged master of the picture-book form, winning acclaim both nationally and internationally for classics such as The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek and John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat by Jenny Wagner - both in print continuously for over 30 years - and Old Pig and the multi-award-winning Fox by Margaret Wild. Yet success never came easy.
In this searching memoir he recreates his life as an artist, husband, father, with all its twists and turns, its pain and joy. Along the way he offers rare insights into the "secret" process of picture-making and story-shaping. Illustrated with roughs and finished art from his best-loved books, Drawn from the Heart is a classic in its own right.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: For my family, and for Yvonne Burger
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 55 no. 2 2011; (p. 28)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography -
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books - Honour Books
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 11)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography ; Our World : Bardi Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon 2010 anthology autobiography -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 19 no. 1 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography -
Beyond the Visual Trips
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 May 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography ; The Dream of the Thylacine 2011 single work picture book -
Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 26 no. 1 2011; (p. 8-18)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography
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Off the Shelf : Memoir
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 January 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography -
Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 26 no. 1 2011; (p. 8-18)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography -
Beyond the Visual Trips
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 May 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography ; The Dream of the Thylacine 2011 single work picture book -
Untitled
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 19 no. 1 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography -
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books - Honour Books
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 11)
— Review of Drawn from the Heart : A Memoir 2010 single work autobiography ; Our World : Bardi Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon 2010 anthology autobiography
Awards
- 2011 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
- 2010 highly commended FAW Australian Literature Award