Deborah Niland Deborah Niland i(A45606 works by)
Born: Established: 1950 Auckland, Auckland (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Deborah Niland is the daughter of Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland. She and her twin sister, Kilmeny Niland, studied at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney. Niland has illustrated children's books since 1970 and has worked with a variety of writers including Jean Chapman, Hazel Edwards (the 'Hippopotamus on the Roof' series) and Ruth Park.

Deborah and Kilmeny collaborated to illustrate many books in the 1970s as well as writing and illustrating Birds on a Bough (1975).

Niland has also painted for exhibitions.

Source: Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Some souces list Deborah Niland's date of birth as 1952.

Personal Awards

2020 recipient Order of Australia — Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) For service to children's literature.
1976 IBBY Honour Diploma — Illustration For 'Mulga Bill's Bicycle'.
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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon My Spaghetti ABC Melbourne : Puffin , 2021 20514558 2021 single work picture book children's 'I love spaghetti with heaps of sauce and always make a mess, of course! I use my fork, my spoon, my hands. It’s so much fun to twirl the strands! Discover the squishy world of spaghetti, where learning the alphabet has never been more fun . . . or more tasty! My Spaghetti abc is the perfect book for spaghetti lovers of all ages.' (Publication summary)
2022 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Three to 5 Years
y separately published work icon My Spaghetti ABC Melbourne : Puffin , 2021 20514558 2021 single work picture book children's 'I love spaghetti with heaps of sauce and always make a mess, of course! I use my fork, my spoon, my hands. It’s so much fun to twirl the strands! Discover the squishy world of spaghetti, where learning the alphabet has never been more fun . . . or more tasty! My Spaghetti abc is the perfect book for spaghetti lovers of all ages.' (Publication summary)
2022 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Three to 5 Years
y separately published work icon This Little Piggy Went Singing Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 8030527 2014 single work picture book children's

'This little piggy went singing

'This little piggy stayed home

'This little piggy had plum pudding

'This little piggy had none

'And this little piggy went jingle, jingle, jingle all the way home.

'Meet five little pigs who are full of life and all the excitement of Christmas! They are either out singing, dancing and playing music, or staying at home making and baking and trimming the tree. The piggies are into everything, even a little star-gazing. Keep your eye on your favourite piggy as it enjoys all sorts of Christmas fun, before hanging up the stockings and singing ho ho ho all the way home. The perfect follow-up to This Little Piggy Goes Dancing.' (Publication summary)
2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
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