An Aussie Baby's First Words and Sounds
A high-contrast board book for Aussie babies and toddlers
Binding: Board Book
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Age 1+
Early Learning: First Word Books
Explore first words and sounds in this Aussie-themed high-contrast board book
Kangaroo bounces, boing boing!
Car drives, beep beep!
A book of first words and sounds for every Aussie baby and toddler.
Creators
Sandra Morris is an author and illustrator from New Zealand. She gained her Masters in Fine Arts in 1990 where she completed her first picture book, One Lonely Kakapo, which won her the Russell Clark award for illustration in 1992. She has since written and illustrated Discovering New Zealand Birds, which was a finalist in both the Aim Children’s Book Awards and the Non Fiction Library awards. Sandra also runs her own illustration agency promoting New Zealand illustrators overseas. Sensational Survivors was her first book with Walker Books. It was a finalist in both the Non-Fiction category of the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, 2011, and the Elsie Locke (Non Fiction) Award, LIANZA Children’s Book Awards, 2011; and also named as a Notable Young Adult Fiction, Storylines Notable Books List, 2011.
Liz Seymour is an award-winning book designer based in Sydney, Australia. With over 20 years' experience designing children’s books, she works closely with authors and publishers to craft books that meet the market. She loves her cat, Kitty, plus a few humans.
