AustLit logo

AustLit

David Kennett David Kennett i(A53991 works by)
Born: Established: 1959 ;
Gender: Male
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 1 y separately published work icon Armistice Ruth Starke , David Kennett (illustrator), Sydney South : Working Title Press , 2018 12934234 2018 picture book children's

'In this companion to the award-winning, My Gallipoli, many voices will recall the day the Great War ended and the monthsthat followed before peace rang out around the world.

'On 11 November 1918, after four years of fighting, the Allied powers signed an agreement with Germany to end the Great War and to begin peace negotiations. The armistice, as it was known, took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. But it would take more than seven months before peace would finally be declared at Versailles on 28 June 1919. The Great War was over. But the world as it had been known was changed forever.

'In this book, many voices recall the day the war ended,and the months that followed before peace rang out around the world. Armistice will bring these stories to life and is published to commemorate the 100th anniversary since the fighting stopped.' (Publication Summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon Forward March Christobel Mattingley , David Kennett (illustrator), Gosford : Scholastic Australia , 2016 9312372 2016 single work picture book children's

'On Anzac Day in Australia, people of all ages and nationalities gather at war memorials for the dawn service and line city streets for the march. On this national day of mourning and commemoration, they honour the men and women who returned from war and the sons, fathers, grandfathers and good mates who did not. ' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon Forest of Bones David Kennett , Parkside : Omnibus Books , 2014 8119121 2014 single work novel young adult

'Canus is a Roman dog boy, a slave looking after the general's dog pack. Ursus belongs to the tribe that the Romans have conquered. He hates Romans. The two boys share a love for a wild animal of the forest, but this bond will be tested by the terrible events that are about to unfold. An exciting illustrated story about two boys, an unlikely friendship and a wild wolf.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Wolf Boy David Kennett , Parkside : Omnibus Books , 2014 6367616 2014 single work novel young adult
1 y separately published work icon Howzat! : A Celebration of Cricket Max Fatchen , Dave Luckett , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2005 Z1225952 2005 single work non-fiction children's
1 CBCA Acceptance Speeches : David Kennett David Kennett , 2001 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 45 no. 4 2001; (p. 5-6)
1 y separately published work icon Solo Wildlife Omnibus Books (publisher), David Kennett , 2000 London : Southwood , 2000 Z1197826 2000 series - author information book novel children's
1 1 y separately published work icon One Slow Saturday with My Grandmother June Loves , Flinders Park : Era Publications , 1998 Z835612 1998 single work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon The Crescent Moon Jonathan Harlen , Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1998 Z804402 1998 single work children's fiction children's horror 'A group of teenagers are on a school wilderness camp at remote, and rugged, Clausen's Cove. They notice that there is a ring of stone fireplaces which seem to surround the camp behind a high, barbed-wire-topped fence. A local farmer warns them not to wander in the bush, beyond the ring of fireplaces at night, because there are hidden mine shafts and a pack of wild dogs roaming there. Sarah, who hates school camps, meets a local boy who tells her of a long-hidden murder and arranges to meet her at midnight, at a hut in the bush, to see the murder weapon, a sickle. At this fateful assignation, under a sickle moon, she realises too late the meaning of the fireplaces and the wild dogs...'
Source: Bookseller's website
1 y separately published work icon Grandpa's Breakfast Josephine Croser , Flinders Park : Era Publications , 1997 Z847663 1997 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon The Last Eleven Dave Luckett , South Australia : Omnibus Books , 1997 Z834253 1997 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Cats Nigel Croser , Lisa James (illustrator), David Kennett (illustrator), Flinders Park : Era Publications , 1996 Z847581 1996 single work picture book children's
1 2 y separately published work icon The Best Batsman in the World Dave Luckett , South Australia : Omnibus Books , 1996 Z839630 1996 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Molly McClog Telene Clarke-Giles , South Australia : Era Publications , 1996 Z833836 1996 single work children's fiction children's
1 2 y separately published work icon Anansi and the Rubberman Kath Lock , David Kennett (illustrator), South Australia : Era Publications , 1995 Z833390 1995 single work picture book children's myth/legend 'Lazy Anansi tells lies to his wife, laughs at men working in the fields, and steals - just so he can loaf all day in a shady tree. But Anansi is in for a big surprise! This is just one of the many humorous Anansi tales from Ghana'. Source: publisher's website.
2 1 y separately published work icon The King's Gift Kath Lock , David Kennett (illustrator), South Australia : Era Publications , 1995 Z833387 1995 single work picture book children's fable

A tale of two brothers - one greedy and defiant, the other honest and gentle; a traditional folk tale from Germany.
1 1 y separately published work icon The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal Kath Lock , David Kennett (illustrator), Flinders Park : Keystone Picture Books , 1994 Z1032518 1994 single work picture book children's myth/legend 'This is a retelling of a traditional story from India. The Brahmin's life is endangered when he trusts the treacherous tiger. Can the clever jackal save him?' (Source: Bookseller's site)
1 y separately published work icon Changing Shape Nigel Croser , David Kennett (illustrator), South Australia : Era Publications , 1994 Z847651 1994 single work picture book children's
1 2 y separately published work icon Little Burnt-Face Kath Lock , David Kennett (illustrator), Flinders Park : Keystone Picture Books , 1994 Z837726 1994 single work picture book children's myth/legend A Micmac Indian version of the Cinderella story
1 1 y separately published work icon The Sea of Gold Kath Lock , David Kennett (illustrator), South Australia : Keystone Picture Books , 1994 Z833393 1994 single work picture book myth/legend children's ‘A folk tale from Japan about a humble sea cook whose lifetime of virtue is rewarded by the Sea King himself.’ (Source: Bookseller’s website)
X