LORETTE BROEKSTRA

ILLUSTRATOR/AUTHOR

After completing a diploma in Graphic design in 1987, Lorette travelled overseas and settled in The Netherlands where she worked as a freelance illustrator for eight years, for magazine, advertising and packaging. She returned to Australia in 1996 and for the next two years concentrated on being a mother to her two young children.

Based in Melbourne, her first book BABY BEAR GOES TO THE ZOO (Lothian) became a best-seller. It won the Crichton Award in 1999 and was also included in the CBC Clayton's Short list 2000. The delightful sequel, BABY BEAR GOES TO THE BEACH, has been released recently (with more titles to follow, including BABY BEAR GOES CAMPING).

Lorette's workshops show even very young students the way she first plans out her book and
matches the text with her illustrations.

Link: www.lothian.com.au