Narelle Oliver facts for kids
Narelle Oliver (1960 - 2016) was an Australian artist, print maker and award-winning children's author-illustrator.
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Early life
Narelle Oliver was born on 25 February 1960 and grew up in Toowoomba in south east Queensland.
Career
Oliver majored in design and printmaking while studying for a Bachelor of Education degree. She began her career teaching at the Queensland School for the Deaf.
Oliver was an educator and a committed environmentalist. As an illustrator, Oliver combined linocut, watercolour, pastels, collage and digitally-enhanced photographs in her work. She used many environmental themes drawing on the flora and fauna of Australia.
Oliver's first book, Leaf Tail, was published in 1989.
Works
Honours and awards
- 1996 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award Winner for The Hunt
- 1999 Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitley Award - Best Book for Older Readers for Sand Swimmers: The Secret Life of Australia's Dead Heart
- 2000 joint winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Picture Book for Sand Swimmers: The Secret Life of Australia's Dead Heart
- 2007 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books for Home
- 2013 Queensland Literary Awards — Children's Book Award for Don't let a spoonbill in the kitchen
Personal life
Oliver lived in Brisbane with her husband Greg and their children Jessie and Liam. She died on 5 October 2016.
