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Ursula Dubosarsky (born Ursula Coleman; 1961 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults, whose work is characterised by a child's vision and comic voice of both clarity and ambiguity. She is the third child of Peter Coleman and Verna Susannah Coleman. She was named after the character of Ursula Brangwen in the 1915 novel The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence. She attended Lindfield, Hunter's Hill and Chatswood Primary Schools, SCEGGS Darlinghurst, then studied at Sydney University and later Macquarie University. She is an Honorary Associate in the Department of English at Macquarie University and has taught courses in children's literature at Sydney University and the University of Technology, Sydney. She is a currently a member of the Library Council of New South Wales. Writing career She is the author of over 61 illustrated books and novels, which have been translated into 14 languages. She has also written three non-fiction "Word Spy" books for children, illustrated by Tohby Riddle, about language, grammar and etymology. These books have won the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award and the Junior Judges' Award. In the United States and Canada The Word Spy is published under the title The Word Snoop. Her novel The Red Shoe is included in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up and is one of 200 significant works of Australian literature in the Copyright Agency's Reading Australia program. In 2014, the annual Christmas Windows of the department store David Jones were based on her story Reindeer's Christmas Surprise, illustrated by Sue deGennaro and her book Too Many Elephants In this House, illustrated by Andrew Joyner, was chosen for the National Simultaneous Storytime. In 2018 the National Library of Australia published Midnight at the Library, illustrated by Ron Brooks, to celebrate the Library's 50-year anniversary. In 2019 a study room at Marrickville Library was named in honour of her novel The Blue Cat. Three of her books have been adapted for theatre: The Red Shoe, The Terrible Plop and Too Many Elephants in This House. She has collaborated on many books and projects with illustrator Andrew Joyner, as well as with Tohby Riddle. Awards and honors She has won nine national literary prizes, including five New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30-year history. She was appointed the Australian Children's Laureate for 2020–2021. International Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Nominee 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 2023, 2024. Hans Christian Andersen Award Nominee Luchs (Lynx ) Award for Children's Literature for The Golden Day (in German Nicht Jetz, niemals) International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List for The Golden Day YALSA (Division of the American Library Association) Excellence in Non-fiction for Young Adults Nominee for Word Snoop International Youth Library White Ravens for The First Book of Samuel; The Red Shoe; and Midnight at the Library. Australian 2020–2021 – Australian Children's Laureate 2013 – Inducted into Speech Pathology Australia's Hall of Fame for her contribution to children's literature 2011 – Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books for The Return of the Word Spy with illustrator Tohby Riddle 2009 – New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Young People's Literature for The Word Spy with illustrator Tohby Riddle 2009 – Junior Judges Project, Children's Book Council of Australia, Winner for The Word Spy with illustrator Tohby Riddle 2009 – Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA), Picture Book Winner for Rex with illustrator David Mackintosh 2007 – New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature for The Red Shoe 2006 – Queensland Premier's Literary Award, Young Adult Book Award for The Red Shoe 2006 – New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, 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 Awards for Literature, Award for Children's Literature for Abyssinia 1995 – New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, Ethnic Affairs Commission Award for The First Book of Samuel 1994 – New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, 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 Theatrical productions Too Many Elephants in This House at NIDA, the National Institute of Dramatic Art. The Red Shoe at the Jigsaw Theatre. Plop!, a musical version of The Terrible Plop at the Windmill Theatre in Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra, Sydney, regional Victoria, Queensland and Darwin and the New Victory Theater in New York. Bibliography Maisie and the Pinny Gig (1989) illustrated by Roberta Landers High Hopes (1990) Zizzy Zing (1991) The Last Week in December (1993) The White Guinea-Pig (1994) The First Book of Samuel (1995) Bruno and Crumhorn (1996) Black Sails, White Sails (1997) The Strange Adventures of Isador Brown (1998) illustrated by Paty Marshall-Stace My Father Is Not a Comedian! (1999) Honey and Bear (1999) illustrated by Ron Brooks The Even Stranger Adventures of Isador Brown (2000) illustrated by Paty Marshall-Stace The Game of the Goose (2000) illustrated by John Winch The Two Gorillas (2000) illustrated by Mitch Vane Fairy Bread (2001) illustrated by Mitch Vane Abyssinia (2001) The Magic Wand (2002) illustrated by Mitch Vane Special Days with Honey and Bear (2002) illustrated by Ron Brooks Isador Brown's Strangest Adventures of All (2003) illustrated by Mitch Vane How To Be a Great Detective (2004) Rex (2005) illustrated by David Mackintosh Theodora's Gift (2005) The Puppet Show (2006) illustrated by Mitch Vane The Red Shoe (2006) The Word Spy (2008) illustrated by Tohby Riddle Published in the United States as The Word Snoop (2009) Jerry (2008) illustrated by Patricia Mullins Tibby's Leaf (2009) illustrated by Peter Bray The Terrible Plop (2009) illustrated by Andrew Joyner The Cubby House (2009) illustrated by Mitch Vane The Deep End (2010) illustrated by Mitch Vane The Return of the Word Spy (2010) illustrated by Tohby Riddle The Honey and Bear Stories (2010) illustrated by Ron Brooks Free: Stories about Human Rights (2010) (contributor) Amnesty International/Walker Books UK The Golden Day (2011) The Carousel (2011) illustrated by Walter di Qual The Word Spy Activity Book (2012) illustrated by Tohby Riddle Too Many Elephants in This House (2012) illustrated by Andrew Joyner The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta: The Perplexing Pineapple (2013) illustrated by Terry Denton The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alber.... 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