Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? - Hardcover

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Jane Godwin is a highly acclaimed author of over thirty books for children, across all
styles and ages. Her work is published internationally and she has received many
commendations, including the Queensland Premier's Award (C hildren's Books), the
Aurealis Award and the Animal Welfare Award, and shortlistings in the C BC Book of the
Year Awards, the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, the New South Wales State Literary
Award (Patricia Wrightson Prize) the YABBA Awards, the Speech Pathology Awards, The
Family Award for C hildren’s Books, and the Australian Book Industry Awards. For many
years, Jane worked as the C hildren’s Publisher at Penguin Books Australia. She often
works in schools and the community, running various literature and writing programs,
making books and encouraging students in their own creative ventures.
Anna Walker writes and illustrates children's books and is based in Melbourne. Anna's
illustrations, crafted with pencil, ink and collage, are inspired by the everyday details of
life and the amusing antics of her menagerie. Her picture book, Mr Huff, which she wrote
and illustrated, won the 2016 C BC A Book of the Year for Early C hildhood and was
shortlisted in the 2016 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. Together with Jane Godwin, Anna
has also created many beautiful picture books, most recently A Life Song. Anna's picture
books as author-illustrator also include the highly acclaimed Florette, the delightful Lottie
and Walter, and the tender and touching Hello Jimmy!