Ursula Dubosarsky

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birthplace = Sydney, Australia
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occupation = Novelist
genre = Children's Literature
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website = http://www.ursuladubosarsky.com/

Ursula Dubosarsky is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won eight national literary prizes. Her work is characterised by a child's vision and voice of both clarity and ambiguity.

Bibliography

* "Jerry (2008) illustrated by Patricia Mullins
* "The Word Spy (2008) illustrated by Tohby Riddle
* "The Red Shoe" (2006)
* "The Puppet Show" (2006) illustrated by Mitch Vane
* "Theodora's Gift" (2005)
* "Rex" (2005) illustrated by David Mackintosh
* "How To Be A Great Detective" (2004)
* "Isador Brown's Strangest Adventures of All" (2003) illustrated by Mitch Vane
* "Special Days with Honey and Bear" (2002) illustrated by Ron Brooks
* "The Magic Wand" (2002) illustrated by Mitch Vane
* "Abyssinia" (2001)
* "Fairy Bread" (2001) illustrated by Mitch Vane
* "The Two Gorillas" (2000) illustrated by Mitch Vane
* "The Game of the Goose" (2000) illustrated by John Winch
* "The Even Stranger Adventures of Isador Brown" (2000) illustrated by Paty Marshall-Stace
* "Honey and Bear" (1999) illustrated by Ron Brooks
* "My Father Is Not a Comedian!" (1999)
* "The Strange Adventures of Isador Brown" (1998) illustrated by Paty Marshall-Stace
* "Black Sails, White Sails" (1997)
* "Bruno and Crumhorn" (1996)
* "The First Book of Samuel" (1995)
* "The White Guinea-Pig" (1994)
* "The Last Week in December" (1993)
* "Zizzy Zing" (1991)
* "High Hopes" (1990)
* "Maisie and the Pinny Gig" (1989) illustrated by Roberta Landers

Awards

* 2007 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature for "The Red Shoe"
* 2006 - Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Young Adult Book Award for "The Red Shoe"
* 2006 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature for "Theodora's Gift"
* 2006 - Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Prize for Young Adult Literature for "Theodora's Gift"
* 2001 - Adelaide Festival Literary Awards, Award for Children's Literature for "Abyssinia"
* 1995 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethnic Affairs Commission Award for "The First Book of Samuel"
* 1994 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Children's literature for "The White Guinea Pig"
* 1994 - Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Alan Garner Prize for Children's Literature for "The White Guinea Pig"

References

"The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English" (2001) edited by Victor Watson

External links

* http://www.ursuladubosarsky.com/

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