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Sue Walker Sue Walker i(A79332 works by) (birth name: Susan Wood)
Born: Established: 1965 Liverpool, Liverpool area, Sydney Southwest, Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Sue Walker is the author of numerous books for children. Her title Tilly's Treasure is part of the award-winning Aussie Nibbles series, and Best Friends is a Children's Book Council, Notable Book. Many of Walker's poems, articles and stories have appeared in children's magazines and some of her books have featured in the New South Wales Premier's Reading Challenge.

In the past, Walker has worked in a bank, a school, a bookshop, and a cemetery. As a writer, she works from a studio in her backyard in Sydney, where she lives with her husband and three children.

In addition to the books listed on AustLit, Walker has written stories for Blake Education's Gigglers and Sparklers series, including The Face Painters, What's behind the Bin, Treasure in the Sand and Zara's Solution.

Sources: The author, Walker Books website: http://www.walkerbooks.com.au/ and Blake Education website, http://www.blake.com.au/
Sighted: 21/06/2010

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • For further information, see Sue Walker's website: http://www.suewalkerauthor.com/

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon My Perfect Pup Frenchs Forest : New Frontier , 2016 9286562 2016 single work picture book children's

'One puppy sits excitedly in a pet shop waiting for the perfect home. Will it be the twins, Milly and Max, or Joe who takes him home?' (Publication summary)
2017 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
y separately published work icon Arnie Avery Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2010 Z1700684 2010 single work children's fiction children's 'What could be worse than fighting Jacko? Being in big trouble at school? Your friends deserting you? Your family acting like a bunch of aliens? Lately, nothing’s going right for Arnie. Then one day everything changes ...' (From the publisher's website.)
2011 winner Children's Peace Literature Award
2011 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Best Language Development Book for Upper Primary Children (2005-2013)
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