Briony Stewart Briony Stewart i(A68540 works by)
Born: Established: 1984 Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Japanese ; Scottish
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Briony Stewart is a writer and visual artist from Perth. She was educated at Perth Modern Senior High School. She completed a double degree in Art and Creative Writing at Curtin University in in 2005. Stewart's Kumiko trilogy, about a Japanese girl and her dragon, was inspired by her Japanese grandmother's stories.

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y separately published work icon Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy (And Some Things You Didn't) Sydney : Lothian , 2024 28008689 2024 single work picture book children's

'Every single minute, of every single day, a child somewhere loses a baby tooth.

'But what happens to all those teeth?

'They are collected by the tooth fairy, of course! Or the tooth fairies - because there is more than just one tooth fairy. In fact, there are millions! Like us, they are all different.

'And now there is an informative and fully illustrated guide that's jam-packed with answers to every child's tooth fairy questions, like: What do tooth fairies eat? Where do they live? How do they collect your tooth - and what on earth do they do with it?

'Find out everything there is to know about the magical (and sometimes just a little bit gross) world of the tooth fairy!' (Publication summary)

2025 longlisted Indie Awards Children's
y separately published work icon Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy (And Some Things You Didn't) Sydney : Lothian , 2024 28008689 2024 single work picture book children's

'Every single minute, of every single day, a child somewhere loses a baby tooth.

'But what happens to all those teeth?

'They are collected by the tooth fairy, of course! Or the tooth fairies - because there is more than just one tooth fairy. In fact, there are millions! Like us, they are all different.

'And now there is an informative and fully illustrated guide that's jam-packed with answers to every child's tooth fairy questions, like: What do tooth fairies eat? Where do they live? How do they collect your tooth - and what on earth do they do with it?

'Find out everything there is to know about the magical (and sometimes just a little bit gross) world of the tooth fairy!' (Publication summary)

2025 longlisted Indie Awards Children's
y separately published work icon Gymnastica Fantastica! Sydney : Lothian , 2023 26630833 2023 single work picture book children's

'Quick! Come and see! Something fabulous, it's . . . me!

'Gymnastica Fantastica! is a joyful and exuberant picture book about a child discovering and attempting new physical skills and putting on wonderfully imperfect shows for whoever will watch them.

'Join Gymnastica, a small person with big energy, as they bend and balance, bounce and roll, attempt a cartwheel and a spectacular trapeze flip-out finale. Written in playful rhyming text and with brightly energetic and appealing illustrations, this is a book that kids and parents alike will find irresistible to read aloud and delight in its energy and humour.'(Publication summary)

2024 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Early Childhood
2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
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