Jane Tanner Jane Tanner i(A45579 works by) (a.k.a. Barbara Jane Tanner)
Born: Established: 1946 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Girl from the Sea Margaret Wild , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2020 18880579 2020 single work picture book children's

'A poetic ghost story with stunning images from two of Australia's finest children's book creators

'Who lives in that cottage by the sea?
I wish. I wish. I wish it was me.

'A lyrical masterpiece by Margaret Wild and Jane Tanner.' (Publication summary) 
1 y separately published work icon Storm Whale Sarah Brennan , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2017 10953650 2017 single work picture book children's

'A captivating and beautifully illustrated story about three sisters who find a stranded whale on the beach.

'Bleak was the day and the wind whipped down when I and my sisters walked to town ...

'So begins the story of three sisters who find a whale stranded on a windswept beach and try to save it.

'With a powerful, poetic text, wonderful to read aloud, and illustrations full of life and movement, Storm Whale celebrates the majesty and vulnerability of nature and our place in it.' (Publication summary)
1 Grandma's Treasure Victoria Rohan , Jane Tanner , 2015 single work prose
— Appears in: The Hush Treasure Book 2015; (p. 42-43)
1 2 y separately published work icon Lily and the Fairy House Jane Tanner , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2012 Z1868257 2012 single work picture book children's

'Lily knows that fairies live near the gum tree. She has created a fairy house with a rose petal bed and a gum leaf table, and today she is preparing a fairy party . . . But will the fairies come and play? Lily and the Fairy House is pure wish-fulfilment, a magical fairy book for girls of all ages. The perfect companion to the bestselling Isabella's Secret.'  (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon Love from Grandma Jane Tanner , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2010 Z1739056 2010 single work picture book children's When Emily and her family move away from the country she has to leave her beloved grandma behind. So Grandma gives her a strawberry plant to remind her of the fun they have together in the garden. While she waits for Grandma to visit, the strawberry plant grows and grows and starts to flower and then to fruit...until Grandma finally arrives, bringing her the most wonderful present of all! A lovely picture book, filled with exquisite drawings, that celebrates the special relationship between grandparents and grandchildren (Libraries Australia).
1 5 y separately published work icon Just Jack Jane Tanner , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2008 Z1523340 2008 single work picture book children's

'Jack was getting ready for his first day at kinder. He wouldn't know anyone. How would he make friends? Then Jack had an idea. He put on his red-and-blue suit, his yellow cape, his special socks, his gumboots and, last of all, his shiny black mask.

'Super Jack was ready for action!

'And all the other kids loved him!

'But what will Jack do when his costume needs a wash? Will his new friends still like him when he's just Jack?'   (Publication summary)
1 4 y separately published work icon Lucy's Cat and the Rainbow Birds Anthony Hill , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Camberwell : Puffin , 2007 Z1353402 2007 single work picture book children's

A young girl works through various attempts to stop her cat from feasting on the rainbow birds in the garden.
1 2 y separately published work icon Ride With Me Jane Tanner , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Melbourne : Penguin , 2006 Z1338464 2006 single work picture book children's Suffering from the loss of her mother a young girl finds a way back from grief by getting to know Nautilus, her mother's horse, and riding again.
1 4 y separately published work icon Isabella's Secret Jane Tanner , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2004 Z1141410 2004 single work picture book children's

Isabella trembled with excitement. She had always looked for fairies in the garden, and here they were!

In her delightful new picture book, Jane Tanner celebrates every child's need for time alone, time to enjoy nature and time to dream.

- Publisher's blurb.
2 4 y separately published work icon Playmates Jane Tanner , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Melbourne : Viking , 2002 Z991926 2002 single work picture book children's

When Ben receives a puppy as a gift, teddy feels neglected.When the puppy wants to play with teddy, Ben doesn’t want to share! Can the three of them play together? This story is about relationships and sharing.

- Author's website.
2 5 y separately published work icon The Fisherman and the Theefyspray Paul Jennings , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Ringwood : Viking , 1994 Z838017 1994 single work picture book children's fable "An old fisherman hooks a species of fish he has never seen before and is torn between keeping it to show to his friends and seeing it free." (Source: Trove)
1 1 y separately published work icon Sandy's Shadow Garry Hurle , South Australia : Omnibus Books , 1994 Z837843 1994 single work children's fiction children's
1 23 y separately published work icon The Wolf Margaret Barbalet , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Ringwood : Viking , 1991 Z210233 1991 single work picture book children's
1 Allan Baillie and I Jane Tanner , 1990 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 34 no. 1 1990; (p. 5-6)
1 y separately published work icon Making Lunch Frances James , Jane Tanner (illustrator), South Melbourne : Macmillan , 1989 Z1131935 1989 single work picture book children's Everybody likes different sandwich fillings, but sometimes a combination can be tastier than one filling on its own and making the decision can be difficult.
1 26 y separately published work icon Drac and the Gremlin Allan Baillie , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Ringwood : Viking Kestrel , 1988 Z846634 1988 single work picture book children's 'Drac, the Warrior Queen of Tirnol Two is fearless and as fast as the Whirlwind. She and the Gremlin of the Groaning Grotto join forces to drive the Terrible Tongued Dragon from the Mountain of the White Wizard ...' (Source: NLA).
2 5 y separately published work icon There's a Sea in My Bedroom Margaret Wild , Jane Tanner (illustrator), Melbourne : Nelson , 1984 Z830453 1984 single work picture book children's 'David is frightened by the sea but likes collecting shells. One day he finds a conch shell and takes it home. He can hear the sea trapped inside a shell and invites the sea into his bedroom.' (CMIS)
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