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ILLUSTRATOR
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Brooks was born in Gippsland, Victoria. Moving in
his mid-teens to Melbourne, he studied at Swinburne
University and later RMIT majoring in illustration.
Dabbling in freelance illustration, graphic design,
copywriting and teaching, but increasingly active
as an illustrator over a range of publishing projects
for children. His first picture books have been
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Brook’s
first full-scale picture book was THE
BUNYIP OF BERKELEY’S CREEK by Jenny
Wagner, which won the Childrens’ Book Council
Book of the Year Award in 1974.
There
followed ARANEA,
also by Jenny Wagner and Brooks’ own ANNIE’S
RAINBOW in 1975.
JOHN
BROWN , ROSE AND THE MIDNIGHT CAT, again
by Jenny Wagner won the Childrens’ Book Council
Picture Book of the Year award in 1978, the Visual
Arts Board Award and the New South Wales Premier’s
Award.
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For
a long period Ron has alternated between freelancing
in advertising, teaching drawing ,and his earlier
love of painting and printmaking .He collaborated
with the Japanese artist Mitsumasa Anno on the
book ALL IN A DAY
in 1986
Ron
continued his freelance and consultancy work with
the Australian Childrens Television Association
and then travelled to London andfor a time lived
with his family in New York .
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most recent publications have been a series
of subtle beautiful books written by Margaret
Wild.
These
tender picture books have been acclaimed
in many countries for their apparently simple
stories which are able to explore the deepest
emotions. The first of these was OLD
PIG a touching story of how to say
goodbye. ROSIE AND
TORTOISE published in 1998 is a perfect
book about how to say hello.
2000
saw the publication of the award-winning
and hugely popular FOX
- a mythical tale of love, friendship and
betrayal.
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Teachers,
librarians and children of all ages find great depth and tenderness in these books
and are delighted to have Ron visit and
discuss how the books evolved.
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You can
learn more about Ron at: www.allen-unwin.com
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