John Dickson John Dickson i(8313353 works by)
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1 y separately published work icon Nikki Hind : Dressed for Success John Dickson , Chantel de Sousa (illustrator), Kew East : Berbay Books , 2023 26499235 2023 single work picture book information book children's

'The third book in the Big Visions series that portrays significant Australians living with blindness or low vision features a blind fashion designer whose work is shown at Melbourne Fashion Week.

'Meet Nikki Hind, the blind fashion designer with her own fashion label. When she was growing up, Nikki couldn’t see out of her left eye.That didn’t stop her from dressing-up and making her own clothes though. When she put on different outfits, she could be anyone. After a stroke during her pregnancy took away Nikki’s vision in her right eye, she decided to pursue a career doing what she had always loved: designing. Nikki started her own fashion label, Blind Grit and now, Nikki’s label is shown at Melbourne Fashion Week and employs people with disabilities and challenges.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Craig Shanahan : Cooking up a Storm John Dickson , Kensington : Vision Australia , 2023 26242228 2023 single work biography children's 'Meet Craig Shanahan, the blind chef with his own café. When kids would ask Craig what it was like having one eye, he'd ask them what it was like having two. That was all he knew. He grew up loving cooking and studied to be a chef. When Craig lost vision in his good eye, he didn't let that hold him back. He decided to open a café that would be accessible to all customers. You can visit Craig's café, The Blind Chef, meet his service dog Rocko and maybe even eat a four-course meal blindfolded.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Matt Formston : Surfing in the Dark John Dickson , Philip Bunting (illustrator), Kew East : Berbay Books , 2023 25434341 2023 single work information book

'Matt Formston always dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. But by the time he was five years old, he was almost completely blind. Matt never let that stop him.
Now he is a record-holding cycling Paralympian and a world champion surfer.

'Discover how being vision impaired has made Matt who he is today.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Good, the Bad and the Silly : Stories of Our Past John Dickson , Bern Emmerichs (illustrator), Kew East : Berbay Books , 2019 17466346 2019 single work picture book children's

'The Good, The Bad and The Silly is a taste of the intriguing history of Australia to alert young readers of the storytelling treasures to be unearthed in Australia’s settlement history.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Norton Took Something John Dickson , Kew East : Berbay Books , 2018 13854820 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Taking something his sister treasured wasn’t seven-year-old Norton’s best decision. But returning the thing and making good proves to be harder that it looks. Fortunately, Norton has a caring family to help him light the way – though sometimes his older sister can be a bit tricky.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2 y separately published work icon Under My Bed John Dickson , Guridi (illustrator), Kew East : Berbay Books , 2018 13461182 2018 single work picture book children's

'It’s bedtime when monsters come out in search of food. With all that noise and those strange smells, sleeping is out of the question. So how can the monsters be stopped from ruining a good night’s sleep when it’s annual Monster Day and they just want to celebrate? Maybe it’s time to join them!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon M Is for Mutiny! History by Alphabet John Dickson , Bern Emmerichs (illustrator), Kew East : Berbay Books , 2017 11570785 2017 single work picture book children's

'In the late 18th century, ragtag groups of Europeans started to arrive in Australia. Most were convicts, some were soldiers, a few had just run out of choices. They blundered onto an ancient land that had been peopled for 60,000 years. They wanted to make it just like home. They cleared the land, they fenced it, they paved it and they put buildings on it. All the while, the country's first peoples watched on, bewildered by these clumsy immigrants and their mysterious ways...

'M is for Mutiny! History by Alphabet is a taste of the intriguing history of Australia and the many entry points for children to explore further. Why did Sir Joseph Banks hate bananas? Did anyone like William Bligh?? Where is Yemmerrawanne?' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Have You Met Scribble? John Dickson , John Dickson (illustrator), Kew East : Berbay Books , 2015 8313374 2015 single work picture book children's

'"Elephants bang into things and are rude and loud," says Buttonhole. Scribble and his friend Buttonhole are trying to work out many questions. But when they finally meet an elephant, is it what they were expecting? Have you Met Scribble? is a story about wonder, friendship and the overcoming of prejudice.' (Publication summary)
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