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Janeen Brian is a talented writer from South Australia. She writes many books for children. Before becoming a full-time writer in 1990, she was a primary school teacher. By September 2016, she had published her 100th book! That's a lot of stories.

One of Janeen Brian's books for middle schoolers, Yong: The Journey of an Unworthy Son, was even turned into a play. A theater company called Monkey Baa Theatre Company performed it. They showed the play in different parts of Victoria and at the famous Sydney Opera House.

Awards for Janeen Brian's Books

Janeen Brian's books have won several important awards. These awards recognize excellent children's books in Australia.

  • Pilawuk-When I Was Young received an Honour Award in 1997. This was from the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Eve Pownall Award. This award is for great information books.
  • Where Does Thursday Go? was named a CBCA Honour Book in 2002. This award is for books for very young children, aged 2-6 years.
  • Hoosh! Camels in Australia was a finalist for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award in 2006. This means it was one of the top books considered for the award.
  • Look, Baby! won the 2021 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year. This award is for books for babies and toddlers, from birth to three years old.

Books by Janeen Brian

Janeen Brian has written many wonderful books for children. Here are some of her published works:

Children's Books

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