Gus Gordon

Career

Gordon has written and illustrated over 70 books for children.

Achievements

• In 2013 his book Herman and Rosie, was awarded "The Honour Book" award in the Children"s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2013 Book of the Year Awards - Picture Book category. In 2013 his book Herman and Rosie, was selected as the National Literacy and Numeracy Week"s (NLNW) " Read Foreign Australia" book, where a book is simultaneously read on a chosen day in schools and libraries across the country. In 2011 his illustrated book Haggis McGregor and the Night of the Skull Moon, written by Jen Storer was shortlisted as a finalist for the 2010 Aurealis Award, an Australian award for excellence in speculative fiction - Children"s Fiction category. In 2010 his book Wendy, was selected as a Children"s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Notable Book in the 2010 Book of the Year Awards - Picture Book category. In 2009 his book A Day With Noodles, was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards - Young Children. In 2008 his illustrated book The Undys: Let"s Get Physical, written by Michael Wagner, was shortlisted for the W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA) - Young Reader. In 2007 his illustrated book Born to Bake, written by Phillip Gwynne, was shortlisted for the Children"s Peace Literature Award (PEACE). In 2005 his illustrated book To the Moon and Back, written by Jackie French and Bryan Sullivan, was awarded the CBCA Children"s Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books.

Works

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  • Herman y Rosie (Spanish Edition)

    (Set in New York City, Herman and Rosie live in adjacent b...)

  • Herman and Rosie

    ( Once upon a time in a very busy city, on a very busy st...)

  • Herman and Rosie by Gus Gordon (2013-10-15)
  • Herman y Rosie (Spanish Edition) by Gus Gordon (2014-12-22)