Karen Briggs Karen Briggs i(A112268 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yorta Yorta / Yota Yota
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BiographyHistory

As a child, Karen Briggs spent many holidays with her grandmother on the Cummeragunja Mission along the river by the Barmah State Forest where the environment inspired her to be an artist. She has a Bachelor of Design from the University of South Australia

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y separately published work icon The Rabbit-hole Golf Course Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2017 11447726 2017 single work picture book children's

'In the big old ute, on the long red road, in the desert of my home, we all set off for the rabbit-hole golf course. It's the best place around here to find rabbits. We sit by the holes, we dig, we wait ... Thump tick, thump tick, thump tick Where are all the rabbits? A warm and funny Australian story.' (Synopsis)

2018 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Indigenous Children
2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
y separately published work icon Kick With My Left Foot Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 7610765 2014 single work picture book children's

'A lively and endearing story about a child in an Indigenous community getting ready to play his favourite game - footy!'

I pull the sock on my left foot

I pull the sock on my right foot

I lace up the boot on my left foot

I lace up the boot on my right foot ...

It's time for footy!

A cheerful, energetic story about a young boy playing Australia's favourite game. (Publication summary)

2015 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Indigenous Children
2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
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