Kate and Jol Temple facts for kids
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Kate and Jol Temple
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Kate and Jol Temple at Adelaide Writers' Festival 2018
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| Occupation | Children's Authors |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Humour |
| Notable awards | Charlotte Huck Award (2020) |
Kate and Jol Temple are Australian children's authors. They are the 2020 winners of the Charlotte Huck Award for book Room on Our Rock. They are also widely known for their 2017 Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade, published by Allen and Unwin. The book was praised for its use of humour and history.
Their picture book, I Got This Hat, was the 2016 National Simultaneous Storytime book and read by more than half a million children on the same day at the same time. The book is published by HarperCollins. The book has also been produced as an app with funding from the Australia Council for the Arts.
Awards and honors
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2017 | Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade | CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers | Honour | |
| 2018 | Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers X Marks the Spot | CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers | Notable | |
| 2019 | Room on Our Rock | CBCA Book of the Year: Picture Book | Notable | |
| 2020 | Room On Our Rock | Charlotte Huck Award | Winner | |
| 2021 | Bin Chicken | CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood | Notable |
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