Janeen Brian facts for kids

Janeen Brian is a popular Australian author who writes books for kids and young people. She was born in 1948 in South Australia. Before becoming a full-time writer in 1990, she was a primary school teacher. By 2016, she had already written over 100 books!

One of her books, Yong: The Journey of an Unworthy Son, was even turned into a play. This play was performed by the Monkey Baa Theatre Company. It was shown in different places, including the famous Sydney Opera House.

Awards and Recognition

Janeen Brian's books have won many special awards. These awards show how good her stories are.

• Her book Pilawuk-When I Was Young received a CBCA Eve Pownall Honour Award in 1997. This award is for great information books for children.
• Where Does Thursday Go? won a CBCA Honour Book award in 2002. This was for books aimed at very young children, aged 2-6.
• Hoosh! Camels in Australia was a finalist for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award in 2006.
• Look, Baby! won the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year in 2021. This award is for books that help young children learn to speak.

Her Books

Janeen Brian has written many different kinds of books for children and young adults. Here are some of her well-known titles:

Children's Books

• Pilawuk-When I Was Young (1996) ISBN: 1-86374-256-5
• Where Does Thursday Go? (2001) ISBN: 1-876289-51-1
• Hoosh! Camels in Australia (2006) ISBN: 978-0-7333-1504-6
• Oddball (2008) ISBN: 978-1-921150-56-2
• That Boy, Jack (2013) ISBN: 978-1-922179-00-5
• I'm A Dirty Dinosaur (2013) ISBN: 978-0-670-07615-4
• I’m A Hungry Dinosaur (2015) ISBN: 978-0-670-07810-3
• Yong Journey of an Unworthy Son (2016) ISBN: 978-1-925126-29-7
• Eloise and the Bucket of Stars (2020) ISBN: 978-1-76065-187-9
• The Fix-it Princess (2023) ISBN: 978-1-76065-482-5