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Sue deGennaro Sue deGennaro i(A122630 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Sue DeGennaro was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in film, from Flinders University (1989), learnt how to weld and draw at North Adelaide School of Art from which she received a Diploma of Fine Art in 1990, then moved to Sydney to become an aerialist/performance artist (1991-2002). In 2003 she undertook a course in illustration at the CAE in Melbourne and in 2008 was awarded an Australian Society of Authors' Mentorship with Justine Murray. Her first picture book as illustrator was published in 2009.

Sue DeGennaro was a 2023 Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellow.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2010 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — CBCA Award for New Illustrator for 'The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas'
2007 recipient ASA Mentorship
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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Bear and Duck are Friends Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2023 25422039 2023 single work picture book children's

'Bear and Duck are best friends, but they are very different. Duck likes to try new things, and Bear ... well, Bear likes not to. ​​

'When Duck needs a friend for her dance class, Bear reluctantly agrees. Bear’s big size causes problems at first, but he soon discovers that he might just be a very good dancer. ​​

'Bear and Duck is a story about friendship, confidence, and overcoming the fear of trying new things.'  (Publication summary)
2024 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
y separately published work icon Bear and Duck are Friends Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2023 25422039 2023 single work picture book children's

'Bear and Duck are best friends, but they are very different. Duck likes to try new things, and Bear ... well, Bear likes not to. ​​

'When Duck needs a friend for her dance class, Bear reluctantly agrees. Bear’s big size causes problems at first, but he soon discovers that he might just be a very good dancer. ​​

'Bear and Duck is a story about friendship, confidence, and overcoming the fear of trying new things.'  (Publication summary)
2024 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
y separately published work icon We're Stuck! Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2019 15648015 2019 single work picture book children's

'When Turtle races into the lift of Building 24, there is a nod and a blink and a step to the side. A grunt and a sigh and a lean to the right. But what happens when the lift stops moving? Crocodile has a meeting to get to. And Giraffe has a doctor’s appointment. And Turtle really, really needs to get to the shop.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2020 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
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