Lucinda Gifford Lucinda Gifford i(8298972 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Lucinda Gifford is an author and Illustrator based in Melbourne. In 2014, she received the Five Mile Press Illustrator Award.

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y separately published work icon This Book is a Time Machine Mulgrave : Affirm Press , 2023 26839395 2023 single work picture book children's

'Hello there! Guess what?

You are holding a real-life time machine!

You don't believe me?

I'll show you!

For a start, I wrote this blurb in the PAST.

Yet, you are reading it in the PRESENT.

And when you finish reading the blurb, it will be the FUTURE.

'Tell them the bit about what happened when the past, present and future collided! - Lucinda

Shhh! The blurb isn't meant to give away the whole story! - Tracey

But that's the best part! - Lucinda

You reckon? - Tracey

Why don't you let them decide? - Lucinda

'Well, what are you waiting for?

Take a look!

'I thought the dinosaurs were the best part … - dinosaur' (Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award Picture Books
y separately published work icon Big Dog Is a Big Help Surry Hills : Little Hare Books , 2023 26215305 2023 single work picture book children's

'Big Dog and Little Dog go camping in this fun follow up to Sally Rippin and Lucinda Gifford's Big Dog, Little Dog.

'Big Dog can't wait to go camping with Little Dog for the first time and show him how it's done. Big Dog is very good at helping! But things don't go as planned ...

'A warm, funny picture book about newly blended families and learning to get along, from two of Australia's most beloved and award-winning storytellers.' (Publication summary)

2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
y separately published work icon Neil, The B̶o̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ Amazing Sea Cucumber Mulgrave : Affirm Press , 2023 25987704 2023 single work picture book children's

'Hello. I’m Neil. I’m a sea cucumber. It’s a bit strange that I’m the star of this book. Usually books are about the cool sea creatures.

'And I’m boring, even for a sea cucumber.

'Nothing exciting ever happens to me.

'At least, it hasn’t before now …

'With deadpan text and hilarious illustrations, this is a fabulous story about a very unlikely hero and one epic adventure.' (Publication summary)

2024 highly commended ACT Notable Awards ACT Literary Awards Children's
2024 shortlisted Indie Awards Children's
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