Wendy's Books and Awards  

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Wendy’s Books (arranged alphabetically)

Aa-choo! 
Illustrated by Ruth Ohi, Annick Press, Canada, 1992  

Abandoned! A Lion Called Kiki 
Rainbow Street Shelter series
Illustrated by Patricia Castelao, Henry Holt, USA, 2012

Across the Dark Sea 
Illustrated by Donna Rawlings, National Museum of Australia, 2006

Alroy's Very Nearly Clean Bedroom 
Illustrated by  Bettina Guthridge, Addison Wesley Longman Supa Dooper, Australia & UK 1996, Sunshine Books USA 1997

Amanda's Dinosaur 
Illustrated by Gillian Campbell, Scholastic, Australia 1988; Scholastic Canada & USA, 1989

Arabella 
Illustrated by Kim Gamble, HarperCollins Australia, 1998

Ark in the Park 
Illustrated by  Kerry Millard, HarperCollins, Australia 1994
Henry Holt, USA, 2000; also Italy, France, Japan, Spain (Spanish & Basque)
Louis Braille Audio Book, Australia, read by Jackie Kelleher

Bad Martha 
Illustrated by Carol McLean-Carr, A&R, Australia 1991

(The) Bully Biscuit Gang 
Illustrated by Mike Spoor, HarperCollins, Australia 1995 

Dirtbikes 
HarperCollins, Australia 1995.

Discovered! A Beagle Called Bella 
Rainbow Street Shelter series
Illustrated by Patricia Castelao, Henry Holt, USA, coming Feb 2013

Facing the Mountain 
Scholastic Canada, 2012, previously published as Raven’s Mountain, Australia

Fighting Back  
Orchard Books, UK, 1998 (previously published as Peeling the Onion, Australia)

Grandfather Martin 
Houghton Mifflin USA, 1995; also El Abuelo Lopez

(The) Great Yackandandah Billy Cart Race 
Illustrated by Neil Curtis, HarperCollins, Australia 1994

(The) House at Evelyn’s Pond 
Allen & Unwin, Australia, August 2001; UK August 2002
Louis Braille Audio book Australia, read by Stephanie Daniel

Jessica Joan 
Illustrated by Ann James, Reed for Kids, Australia 1995; Koala Books 2001

(The) Laziest Boy in the World 
Illustrated by  Fabio Nardo, HarperCollins Australia 1994; Korea 1997

Leaving it to You 
HarperCollins, Australia 1992; Denmark

A Light in Space 
Annick Press, Canada, 1995

LOST! A Dog Called Bear  
Rainbow Street Shelter series
llustrated by Susan Boase, Henry Holt, USA, 2011

Micki Moon and Daniel Day 
Illustrated by Mike Spoor, Allen & Unwin, Australia 1993  

Missing! A Cat Called Buster 
Rainbow Street Shelter Series,
Illustrated by Susan Boase, Henry Holt, USA, 2011

Mokie and Bik 
Illustrated by Beth Norling, Allen & Unwin Australia, 2006
Louis Braille Audio Book, read by Caroline Lee

Mokie and Bik 
Illustrated by Jonathan Bean, Henry Holt USA, 2007

Mokie and Bik go to Sea 
Illustrated by Jonathan Bean, Henry Holt USA, 2010

Mokie and Bik in a House-on-the-Ground 
Audio book recorded by Wendy Orr, available 2012 

Mindblowing!  
Allen & Unwin, Australia 1994; Korea; as A Light in Space, Canada

Nim at Sea 
Illustrated by Kerry Millard, Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2007, Knopf, USA 2008, Sweden, UK, Brazil, Taiwan, Italy, Portugal, Spain (Spanish, Catalan, Basque) Poland, Israel, Germany, Lithuania

Nim’s Island 
illustrated by  Kerry Millard, Allen & Unwin, Australia, 1999, Knopf USA, 2001, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain (Spanish, Basque, Catalan), France, Korea, Japan, Netherlands, Brazil, Israel, Sweden, Poland, Taiwan, Lithuania, Turkey, Portugal, Slovenia, Greece, 

Audio: Blackstone Audio, USA, read by Kate Reading;  Bolinda Books Australia, read by Rebecca Macauley, also Germany  

Paradise Gold 
Illustrated by David Mackintosh, HarperCollins Australia 1999

Paradise Palace  
Illustrated by David Mackintosh, HarperCollins Australia 1997

Peeling the Onion 
Allen & Unwin, Australia 1996, Holiday House, USA; Random House USA, as Fighting Back, UK; Germany; Denmark: Netherlands: Italy; Thailand

Bolinda Audio Book Australia, read by Kate Hosking & as Playaway; Louis Braille Audio Book, read by Melissa Eccleston, 1997 

Pegasus and Ooloomooloo 
The Micki and Daniel series,
Illustrated by Ruth Ohi, Annick Press, Canada, 1993

Poppy’s Path 
Illustrated by  Ritva Voutila, Koala Books, Australia 2001

(The) Princess and her Panther
Illustrated by Lauren Stringer, Simon & Schuster, USA, 2010; Allen & Unwin Australia, 2010

Rainbow Street Pets (also published as Rainbow Streest Shelter series, USA) 
Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2012 

Raven’s  Mountain 
Allen & Unwin, Australia 2011

Sally's Painting Room  
Illustrated by Janice Bowles, Koala Tadpole, Australia 1997 

Spook’s Shack 
Illustrated by Kerry Millard, Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2003

Stolen! A Pony Called Pebbles 
Illustrated by Patricia Castelao, Henry Holt, USA, coming Nov 2012

(The) Tin Can Puppy 
Illustrated by Brian Kogler, HarperCollins Australia 1990; UK 1991

Too Much Stuff! 
Illustrated by Kerry Millard, Penguin Aussie Nibble, Australia, 2006

(The) Train to the City 
The Micki and Daniel series
llustrated by Ruth Ohi, Annick Press, Canada, 1993

Wanted! A Guinea Pig Called Henry 
Rainbow Street Shelter series,
Illustrated by Patricia Castelao, Henry Holt, USA, 2012

(The) Wedding 
The Micki and Daniel series
Illustrated by Ruth Ohi, Annick Press, Canada, 1993

Yasou Nikki 
Illustrated by Kim Gamble HarperCollins, Australia 1995
Louis Braille Audio book   

AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS - summary

American Library Association ‘Best of the Best List’ (top 100 books in the past fifty years)

American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults

Australian Audio Book of the Year, (Adult shortlist)  

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

Battle of the Books Official List, Alaskan Association of School Librarians

Beehive Awards USA

BILBY Award (Queensland)

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best   

Children's Book Council of Australia: 
Winner, Junior Readers 
Honour Book, Older Readers
Shortlisted
Notable Books

CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI) USA

Children's Crown Award, USA

Cochecho Readers' Award, New Hampshire, USA

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best

CROW Award (South Australia)   

Evergreen Awards 2000, (USA)  

Family Therapy Award, Australia

Junior Library Guild Selection,USA

KOALA awards, NSW , Australia

Los Angeles Times Best Books for 2001

Maine Student Book Awards , USA

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award , USA

"Mits'ad Hasfarim" - "The March of Books" Israel,winner: most popular book for gr 4-6

NASEN Special Educational Needs Book Awards (UK)  

NSW Premier's Award Shortlist,Australia
Children's Literature
Community Relations

New York Public LIbrary Book for Reading and Sharing
 , USA
New York Public Library Book for the Teenage

Parent's Guide 2001 Children's Media Award Winner (USA)

South Carolina Best Books for Young Adults

Speech Pathology Australia Awards,   

Utah Book Award  

West Australian Young Readers' Book Award