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Christina Booth Christina Booth i(A76507 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

'Christina Booth is an award winning children's illustrator who works from her bush studio in Tasmania. '

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2017 recipient May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust Fellowship
2016 recipient Creative Industries Career Fund to attend the 2016 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators bi-annual conference in Sydney.
2014 recipient Creative Industries Career Fund to develop her writing skills, attending masterclasses and workshops at the Australia East/New Zealand Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference 2014.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Wedge-Tailed Eagle Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2024 28046407 2024 single work picture book children's

'Look up. Way up, into the clear blue. Those two tiny specks are a wedge-tailed eagle and her mate.

'Wedge-tailed Eagle explores the family life of these remarkable birds. The largest raptor in Australia, wedge-tailed eagles are powerful hunters, who mate for life, bringing many new clutches of chicks into the world in their lifetime. Award-winning author Claire Saxby leads us through a mating season, while Christina Booth’s illustrations capture the majesty, power and gentleness of these magnificent birds of prey.' (Publication summary)

2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
y separately published work icon Mother Earth : Poems to Celebrate the Wonder of Nature Sydney : Lothian , 2023 25993831 2023 selected work poetry children's

'A beautifully illustrated collection of original poems celebrating the wonder and complexity of nature and the environment, from beloved children's author Libby Hathorn, illustrated by award-winning artist Christina Booth

'Let's dream of what we can become,
Mother Earth, I am your son.
Food and shelter, climate, water,
Mother Earth, I am your daughter.

'Mother Earth is a warm, funny, beautiful collection of nature poems. Written with great sensitivity by multi-award-winning poet and author Libby Hathorn and with superb illustrations by talented artist and illustrator Christina Booth, this is a book to treasure and to celebrate our precious environment - for kids and families, students and teachers alike.' (Publication summary) 

2024 shortlisted SWW Book Awards Children and Young Adult
y separately published work icon Mum's Elephant Broome : Magabala Books , 2020 18638822 2020 single work picture book children's A child relates the story of her mother's 'elephant', a prized family possession whose true identity she slowly reveals through hints across the text.
2020 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Indigenous Children
2020 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Five to 8 Years
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