Andrew McDonald Andrew McDonald i(A5035 works by) (a.k.a. Andrew George McDonald)
Born: Established: 1942 Eton, Berkshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1971
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1 y separately published work icon Hello Twigs, What a Mess Andrew McDonald , Prahran : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2024 28009574 2024 single work graphic novel children's

'In her second story from this hilarious graphic novel series about twiggy best friends, Noodle decides to decorate the Big Tree!

'Noodle is an ARTY twig, and today, she's decorating the Big Tree. But her friends joined in – and now the Big Tree is a MESS! Can she find a way to make art she loves and share the fun with her friends? 

'The world is big when you’re a twig! From the best-selling creators of Real Pigeons comes a joyous early graphic novel series that you can read aloud. With eight books in the series, these hilarious books are perfect for readers aged 3 to 7 and fans of Narwhal and Jelly, School of Monsters and Elephant and Piggie.

'Hello Twigs was named one of The Guardian’s Best Australian Children’s Books Series and a Bookstagram Best Early Reader Series.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Hello Twigs, Ta-Daaa! Andrew McDonald , Prahran : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2024 28009514 2024 single work graphic novel children's

'From the creators of the Real Pigeons series comes the next hilarious graphic novel starring Red Twig, who just might be magic!

'Red is THRILLED when he discovers that he can do magic! He's finally found something special he can do by himself. But is he really magic, or is something even more incredible going on?

'The world is big when you’re a twig! From the best-selling creators of Real Pigeons comes a joyous early graphic novel series that you can read aloud. With eight books in the series, these hilarious books are perfect for readers aged 3 to 7 and fans of Narwhal and Jelly, School of Monsters and Elephant and Piggie.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Night Music Andrew McDonald , Melbourne : Arcadia , 2017 16750050 2017 selected work poetry

'Night Music lives in the realm of the imagination, but with real people and places: Australia, Scotland, Russia, Galway, Afghanistan, the Med. We encounter Akhmatova, Forbes, Yeats, W.S. Graham, the Tarot, cats, Rastas, Taoism and Hades, Bartok and Sandy Evans, Auden and Mingus. People play the piano, fire guns, get grilled at the border, paddle canoes, set limpet mines, eat, love, dream, and talk to the dead. The language of these poems meditates and jives, raves and glitters, teases and grieves, about life itself and the ultimate subject – the life of the imagination.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Sunday Evening i "Step outside into the sudden dusk.", Andrew McDonald , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Loving Kindness : 2016 ACU Prize for Poetry 2016; (p. 3)
1 Window Seat i "As the hawk sees it, or the helmeted.", Andrew McDonald , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2015 2015;
1 Customs i "Good evening, and welcome to our beautiful country", Andrew McDonald , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Best Australian Poems 2014 2014; (p. 74-75)
1 Something About the Horse i "The farmer comes home from the bank", Andrew McDonald , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 4 no. 1 2014; (p. 48)
1 Mistanka i "Four O'clock: magpies stir,", Andrew McDonald , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 November 2010; (p. 30)
1 Charles Mingus Knew My Momma i "Listen: you hear that beat?", Andrew McDonald , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Extempore , May no. 2 2009; (p. 121)
1 Two Exits and How To i "You've been here forever, but it's as though you'd moved in", Andrew McDonald , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 67 no. 2 2008; (p. 35)
1 Long Road of the Junkmailer Andrew McDonald , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 14 no. 4 2006; (p. 46)
— Review of The Long Road of the Junkmailer Patrick Holland , 2006 single work novel
1 Lives of Women Andrew McDonald , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 82 2000; (p. 94-96)
— Review of Sofala : And Other Poems Kate Llewellyn , 1999 selected work poetry ; Wire Dancing Patricia Sykes , 1999 selected work poetry
1 The Point, However (In Memoriam Peter McDonald) i "is to change it.", Andrew McDonald , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: Heat , no. 3 1997; (p. 78)
1 Music in the Foyer, Belvoir i "Old Himmler is here with his jailhouse crop", Andrew McDonald , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quarterly Rag , January no. 66 1993; A Parachute of Blue 1995; Extempore , November no. 1 2008; (p. 22)
1 These Bones i "Feet - what do they know,", Andrew McDonald , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 August vol. 113 no. 5781 1991; (p. 38)
1 Answers i "The querent is here", Andrew McDonald , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 47 1991; (p. 68)
1 IV (from In the Rainforest) i "Later, photos will show the vegetation as it always is,", Andrew McDonald , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sea's White Edge 1991; (p. 91)
1 III (from In the Rainforest) i "From Daintree, the rainforest dollops down itself to the sea,", Andrew McDonald , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sea's White Edge 1991; (p. 89-90)
1 Drunken Tears i "She is saying something as the floor moves", Andrew McDonald , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 October vol. 112 no. 5741 1990; (p. 52)
1 Reading i "You've been to school, I presume, but can you read", Andrew McDonald , 1988 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Spring/Summer no. 3 1988; (p. 74)
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