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Rovina Cai Rovina Cai i(11545073 works by)
Born: Established: Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Rovina Cai is a freelance illustrator from Melbourne. She has a degree in Communication Design from RMIT University in Melbourne and a MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

In 2018, she was the illustrator on Patrick Ness's graphic novel And the Ocean Was Our Sky, a rewriting of Moby Dick from the perspective of the whales. In 2019, she illustrated The Wind in the Wall, from British author Sally Gardner, which was nominated for a 2021 Kate Greenaway Medal. In 2020, she illustrated Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, an enrolled member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, which was shortlisted for a Nebula Award, a Hugo Award, and an Ignyte Award, and won a Locus Award in 2021; They Threw Us Away, part of The Teddies Saga, a trilogy of children's books, by American author Daniel Kraus; and How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories, a collection of stories by American author Holly Black.

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y separately published work icon The Giant and the Sea Sydney : Lothian , 2020 18425945 2020 single work picture book children's

'A giant stands on the shore, watching the sea. She never moves, never speaks, until the day she turns to a little girl and says, 'The sea is rising.'

'The brave girl takes the message to the town. But when the people refuse to listen, the giant must find another way to save them.

'Perfect for the children of the Climate Strike, this is a lyrical and deeply moving story about climate change, standing up for what you believe in, and the power of hope.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2021 winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Picture Fiction
2021 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed by Hannah Janzen
y separately published work icon Tintinnabula Melbourne : Little Hare Books , 2017 14327701 2017 single work picture book children's

'In wild times and in wartime,

in times of fear and illness, I go

to Tintinnabula, where soft rains fall.

'Tintinnabula is a story about moving from discomfort to peace, from violence and uncertainty to a still, sure place. It reminds us that our best friend in hard times can often be ourselves.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2017 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Best Illustrated Book / Graphic Novel
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