Peter Pavey Peter Pavey i(A41532 works by)
Born: Established: 1948 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Peter Pavey hails from Melbourne where he studied graphic design at Swinburne Institute of Technology. Feeling that he didn't have the personality to cope with the advertising world, he turned to such jobs as abalone sheller, factory cleaner, and milkman, where he met an artist Ron Brooks whom he credits with partially inspiring him to illustrate children's books. His black and white illustrations appeared in Olaf Ruhen's The Day of the Diprotodon (1976) which he executed whilst temporarily living in New Zealand. Since then he has written and illustrated his own books, three of which have won awards. He has also illustrated texts in other languages for the Education Department of Victoria. In McVitty (1989), he is quoted as saying that he wants "to entertain children and probably teach then how to aappreciate nice things and perhaps look at animals".

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Battles in the Bath Melbourne : Nelson , 1982 Z836377 1982 single work picture book children's
1983 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Picture Book of the Year
y separately published work icon Battles in the Bath Melbourne : Nelson , 1982 Z836377 1982 single work picture book children's
1983 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Picture Book of the Year
y separately published work icon I'm Taggarty Toad Taggarty Toad London : Hamish Hamilton , 1980 Z667667 1980 single work picture book children's Here is the tale of the fearless adventurer, Taggarty Toad and his daring exploits with giants and jungles and dragons and witches.
1979 joint inaugural highly commended Webber's Award for an Unpublished Picture Book
1981 winner APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book
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