Jol Temple Jol Temple i(A142548 works by)
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Jol Temple has written several children's titles, two screenplays and an episode of Two and a Half Men with his partner Kate.

Their best-known works are the Captain Jimmy Cook books, in which a young boy longs to be an explorer. They are ambassadors for Raising Literacy Australia.

They have lived in Sydney, San Francisco and Venice Beach. In 2018, they were living in Sydney.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon G.O.A.T. G.O.A.T. : Greatest of All Time Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2023 26654218 2023 single work picture book children's

'This is Goat. He’s a pretty great goat. In fact, he thinks he’s the Greatest of all Time! But some of Goat’s friends are great too. Who is really the Goat?' (Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted REAL Awards Picture Story Books
y separately published work icon That Bird Has Arms Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2023 25995347 2023 single work picture book children's

'Roy is an ordinary bird in every way. He is not the biggest, or the smallest. His squawk is not the loudest or the quietest. He even follows the same football team as everyone else. He was very normal except for one thing – he has ARMS. Absolutely nobody knows – and Roy would like to keep it that way...

'That Bird Has Arms is a story about difference and identity. It’s about learning to see that what sets you apart is what makes you strong, and it’s about pride in your own uniqueness.' (Publication summary)

2024 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards Picture Book of the Year
2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Books
y separately published work icon Winner Winner, Bin Chicken Dinner Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2021 21070720 2021 single work picture book children's

'Ibis is on the lookout for food, but she's not welcome anywhere! Until she spies the most amazing dinner of all.' (Publication summary) 

2022 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Children's Picture Book of the Year
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