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Laura Wood Laura Wood i(8755854 works by)
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'Laura Wood is an independent illustrator, originally from a small town in the north of Italy. She studied illustration in Melbourne, Australia, where she started my illustration career. After a few years of seeking adventures and travelling around the world, she currently lives and work in Milan, Italy. Laura creates her art digitally using lots of textured brushes and a fun colour palette. ' (Hardie Grant Egmont)

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Hickory Dickory Dash Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2018 12316598 2018 single work picture book children's

'Before the clock infamously strikes one, a poor mother mouse must search the house for her two missing sons. But she'd better watch out for the cat!' (Publication summary)

2018 shortlisted REAL Awards Picture Story Books
y separately published work icon What Do They Do with All the Poo from all of the Animals at the Zoo? Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2016 9635210 2016 single work children's fiction children's

'What do they do with all the poo, from all the animals at the zoo? The hippos, the tigers, the kangaroos - what do they do with all that poo? There's so much poo at the zoo... Where does it all go? Do they mix it into chocolate ice-cream? Sprinkle it on pizza? Stir it in the local swimming pool? With the hilarious bonus CD recording, you can sing along in search of the stinky truth.' (Publication summary)

2017 honour KOALA Awards Picture Book
2017 shortlisted REAL Awards Picture Story Books
2017 longlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
2017 longlisted Indie Awards Children's
y separately published work icon The Cow Tripped Over the Moon Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2015 8755893 2015 single work picture book children's humour (taught in 1 units)

''Hey diddle diddle, You all know the riddle, A cow jumps over the moon...' But the moon is very high in the sky. How many attempts will it take before Cow makes her famous high-flying leap? ' (Publication summary)

2016 honours CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Early Childhood
2016 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
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