Books by Armin Greder

Libby Gleeson is a popular and highly acclaimed writer who has published over 30 books for children and teenagers. Her picture books include Big Dog, Where's Mum?, Mum Goes to Work, Sleeptime, Uncle David, The Princess and the Perfect Dish, The Great Bear and Amy and Louis (all published by Scholastic and Omnibus). Libby has been shortlisted for the Childrens Book Council of Australia awards thirteen times, and has won three times; with Armin Greder, she won the Bologna Ragazzi Award in 2000 for The Great Bear, the first time an Australian book had won this prestigious award...Armin Greder was born in Switzerland. In 1971 he migrated to Australia where he worked as a graphic designer and later taught design and illustration at a tertiary art institution. Picture books illustrated by him include The Great Bear, An Ordinary Day and I Am Thomas as well as The Island and The City, of which he is also the author. His work, in which charcoal is prominent, reflects his European background. He is the recipient of a number of international recognitions such as the Bologna Ragazzi Award and he has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize.