Heather Potter Heather Potter i(A63597 works by)
Gender: Female
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In 1987 Potter published There Was a Crooked Man, an eight-page picture book based on the traditional children's story. She has illustrated numerous children's books by other authors, as well as created designs for a set of postage stamps for Australia Post, titled 'The Magic Rainforest' (2002). She is also credited as co-author of The Art of Innocents : Tsunami Seen through the Eyes of Sri Lankan Children (2005), which features pictorial works by young tsunami survivors.With co-author Mark Ware she created a web site based on this book, also titled 'The Art of Innocents'.

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y separately published work icon City of Light Cammeray : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2023 25273586 2023 single work picture book children's

'On Monday 20 Februrary 1962, the people of Perth lit up their city overnight to acknowledge the special mission of American astronaut John Glenn – the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn, in turn, observed that the city was clearly visible from space, and Perth became known worldwide as ‘The City of Light’.

'This true story is a snapshot in time that captures the excitement of human’s first forays into outer space. It is a time of Hills Hoists, friendly neighbours, and small TVs in the family lounge room. It’s a time when we received our news through newspapers, radio and television... or shared it with a neighbour over a cuppa or the back fence.

'This is a story of two small children with one big idea: an idea that captured the imagination of a city. It is also a story about connection – the connection of a community that came together to achieve a goal, and their connection with John Glenn who was travelling far from home.'  (Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Premier's Prize for Writing for Children
2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Books
2023 shortlisted Educational Publishing Awards Australia Primary Educational Picture Book
y separately published work icon The Anzac Billy Newtown : Black Dog Books , 2019 15425027 2019 single work picture book children's

'During World War I, Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the front were sent Christmas care packages in a tin billy. The Anzac Billy is the heartwarming story of a little boy packing a billy with all his father’s favourite things – added to by mum and grandma – even though he realises there is no way that the billy can actually go to a particular soldier.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2021 longlisted Book Links Award for Historical Fiction
y separately published work icon Waves : For Those Who Come Across the Sea Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2018 14045297 2018 single work picture book non-fiction children's

'Every journey is perilous, every situation heartbreaking. Every refugee is a person forced by famine or war or fear to leave their home, their families, their friends and all they know. Children have travelled on the waves of migration to the shores of Australia for tens of thousands of years. 

'This book tells some of their stories.Waves is a narrative non-fiction book about the waves of migration to the shores of Australia.' (Publication summary)

2019 highly commended Educational Publishing Awards Australia Primary Educational Picture or Chapter Book
2019 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Eight to 10 Years
2019 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
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