David Armitage David Armitage i(A51346 works by)
Born: Established: 1943 New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ;
Gender: Male
Expatriate assertion Departed from Australia: 1975
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David Armitage is an illustrator. With his wife, Ronda Armitage (a NZ-born writer) he creates picture books. While the Armitages do not work in Australia, and set many of their works overseas, two of their books have been Highly Commended in the Australian Children's Book Council Awards (see The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch, 1977 and The Trouble with Mr Harris, 1978.) (Source: OCACL).

Armitage studied illustration, commercial art and painting at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology between 1960 and 1965. He has worked as a scene painter for an Australian theatre company, an exhibitions officer at the Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand and art director for a magazine.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Ice Creams for Rosie London : Deutsch , 1981 Z838371 1981 single work picture book children's When the ice cream for Rosie's island shop runs out one hot summer, she comes up with a clever way to transport a shipment from the mainland.
1982 finalist CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
y separately published work icon The Trouble with Mr Harris London : Deutsch , 1978 Z835795 1978 single work picture book children's humour

'The village people of Hodgeton are not happy with the new post master because he is so grumpy and impatient. They decide to call a protest meeting. However, Mr Harris proves that he is really a nice person.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1979 highly commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
y separately published work icon The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch London : Deutsch , 1977 Z838368 1977 single work picture book children's humour Some hungry seagulls keep eating Mr. Grinling's lunch but after several unsuccessful attempts Mrs. Grinling finally outwits the pesky gulls.
1978 highly commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
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