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Katherine Battersby | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Australian / Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Illustrator, Public Speaker |
Katherine Battersby is an Australian-Canadian children's author, illustrator and public speaker. She has written and illustrated over 10 books, including several from her Squish Rabbit series.[1] The Squish Rabbit series focuses on a small rabbit trying to navigate a big world, learning valuable lessons and making new friends along the way, a reflection of the experiences a child may go through as they grow up.[2]
Life and career
Katherine Battersby was born in Perth, Western Australia, to nomadic parents. She spent her youth on the beaches of North Queensland, where she would swim and catch fish.[3] As an imaginative child, she would often get lost in her thoughts at Whitsunday Anglican School, as she created new stories in her head.[3][4]
When deciding what career to pursue, Katherine knew she liked working with kids, so she decided to study Occupational Therapy in Brisbane, Australia, focusing on the field of pediatric counselling.[3] After years of working with children, she came to realize that her passions were in writing children's literature. Katherine returned to university to improve her illustration talents and received a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design from the Queensland College of Art.[3]
She has since had over 10 books published around the world and collaborated with other children's authors, such as doing the illustrations for Shelly Unwin's birthday book series.[1][5]
Katherine currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, but frequently returns to Australia to visit family and speak at local events.[3] Some of these events include presentations at schools, reading at book fairs, and being featured at festivals around the world.[6]
Awards and honours
Katherine has won and been shortlisted for multiple awards including:
- Recipient, 2010 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship[7]
- Shortlisted, 2012 CBCA Book of the Year Awards – Crichton Award for Debut Illustrator[8]
- Recipient, 2015 Creative Industries Career Fund[9]
Publications
| Year | Title | ISBN | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Squish Rabbit | 978-0670012671 | Viking Books for Young Readers |
| 2012 | Brave Squish Rabbit | 978-0670012688 | Viking Books for Young Readers |
| 2016 | Little Wing | 978-0702254000 | University of Queensland Press |
| 2019 | Squish Rabbit's Pet | 978-0702260469 | University of Queensland Press |
| 2020 | Perfect Pigeons | 978-1534457812 | Margaret K. McElderry Books |
| 2021 | Trouble | 978-0593114049 | Viking Books for Young Readers |
References
- ^ a b "All Books". Katherine Battersby. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Squish Rabbit Series". Katherine Battersby. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "About". Katherine Battersby. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Authors inspire kids". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Mem: 9346512. "Two Shelly Unwin board books sold to US | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 12 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Speaking Work". Katherine Battersby. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Recipients of our co-investment opportunities | Australia Council". www.australiacouncil.gov.au. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Mem: 9379760. "Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2018 shortlists announced | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 12 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2015 Career Fund Activities". Copyright Agency. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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