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Nicki Greenberg Nicki Greenberg i(A45657 works by) (a.k.a. Nicole Judith Greenberg)
Born: Established: 1974 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Jewish
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Nicki Greenberg is a writer and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia.

Greenberg began publishing her work in 1990, when she was still a teenager, with a series of books whose illustrations were based around characters based on her fingerprints, including Thumbs and the Disappearing Rabbit and Indexia's Mixed-Up Spells.

She returned to publishing in the early 2000s, writing and illustrating her own work, but had great success with graphic translations of classic works The Great Gatsby (2007) and Hamlet (2010): the latter was joint winner of the 2011 Children's Book Council of the Year award for picture book of the year, and was shortlisted for both an Aurealis Award and an Australian Book Industry Award.

Greenberg's more recent work includes the Naughtiest Reindeer series and the illustrated children's book The Cursed First Term of Zelda Stitch.

In 2009, her work was included in an exhibition of comic art, Super Heroes and Schlemiels: Jews and Comic Art, at the Jewish Museum of Australia in Melbourne.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Detective's Guide to New York City Mulgrave : Affirm Press , 2022 24411506 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'Pepper Stark could not be more thrilled to return to New York City with her father, the Captain. Not only will she be back in the place where her late mother once lived but also she'll reunite with her friends Norah and Sol.

'But Pepper's excitement for her trip fades when the Captain invites along his new friend Emmaline and her son, Elliott. Still, Pepper is determined to make the most of her time with her friends in the Big Apple, revelling in the energy of the city that never sleeps.

'But when dinner at the swanky restaurant where Sol is working ends in the suspicious illness of notorious food critic Anthony 'the Shark' Sharkey, Pepper finds herself entangled in yet another crime.

'With only a week before she has to return home, Pepper, Sol, Norah and a reluctantly recruited Elliott are facing an even bigger challenge than the Saffron Diamond mystery, and the stakes have never been so high. If they don't find the culprit, Sol's chef career could be over ... or worse. And New York City might become the place where all of their dreams turn to dust.

'From the bright lights of Broadway to back-alley speakeasies, Nicki Greenberg has brought 1920s New York City to life in this delightfully thrilling mystery set in the same world as The Detective's Guide to Ocean Travel.' (Publication summary)
2023 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Children's Novel
y separately published work icon The Detective's Guide to Ocean Travel Mulgrave : Affirm Press , 2021 20852593 2021 single work children's fiction children's detective

'The first middle-grade novel from award-winning author Nicki Greenberg, this book is a classic whodunnit mystery set aboard a grand ocean liner in the 1920s. With first-class glitz and glamour and a deliciously plotted intrigue featuring an uppity stage star, a missing diamond, a leopard and a loveable cast of child sleuths, The Detective's Guide to Ocean Travel is an exciting romp on the high seas, perfect for fans of Murder Most Unladylike and The Good Thieves.' (Publication summary)
2022 winner Davitt Award — Best Children's Novel
2022 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
2022 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Middle Grade
2021 longlisted HNSA Historical Novel Prize — Children and Young Adult
y separately published work icon Miss Kraken Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 16619986 2019 single work picture book children's

'The minute we saw Miss Kraken, we all knew it was going to be a bad year.

'She's cranky. She's strict. She's just plain … weird. Miss Kraken is definitely not the teacher the kids were hoping for. But she might have a surprise or two up her sleeves.

'A hilarious tale of bad behaviour and unexpected consequences.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2021 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Picture Books
2020 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Five to 8 Years
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