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Sue Walker Sue Walker i(A79332 works by) (birth name: Susan Wood)
Born: Established: 1965 Liverpool, Liverpool area, Sydney Southwest, Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Magazine Made Us Feel at Home Sue Walker , 2024 extract biography (Untold Story of William Shum : Editor of Australian Home Beautiful 1926-1946)
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 May 2024; (p. 16)
1 y separately published work icon Untold Story of William Shum : Editor of Australian Home Beautiful 1926-1946 Sue Walker , Roseville : Beagle Press , 2024 28222926 2024 single work biography 'Walker tells the story of her magazine editor grandfather against the larger backdrop of Australian history and cultural growth. William Shum was a pioneer in Australian magazines, as founding editor of (The) New Idea in 1902, and then Australian Home Beautiful in 1926. As founding editor of New Idea and then Australian Home Beautiful (roles he held for over four decades from 1902-1946), William Shum had an extraordinary influence on people's lives through the crucial years when modern Australia was being formed. His impact on the homes, gardens and lives of people from all walks of life was immense, yet he remains an unknown figure. Shum led his readers through a time of great change. He encouraged people to break with traditional thinking about their homes and gardens and be open to ideas more appropriate to a new country. Australia, as we know it today, was taking shape, and Australian Home Beautiful led the way. Beautifully illustrated, with rich visual support for the text, the book contains many of Home Beautiful's memorable hand painted covers, in addition to some of Shum's wonderfully spontaneous photographs of family life in the early decades of the 20th century.' (Publication summary)
1 The Australian Home Beautiful and William Shum, Editor, 1926–46 Sue Walker , 2022 single work criticism
— Appears in: The La Trobe Journal , November no. 107 2022; (p. 40-50)
'This article draws on research I carried out as an honorary fellow of State Library Victoria for my forthcoming book, The unknown story of William Shum, editor of Australian Home Beautiful, 1926–1946 (to be published by The Beagle Press), which tells the story of my grandfather William Arthur Somerset Shum and his influence on the making of modern Australia. For my research I relied almost entirely on the Library’s extensive collections, in particular the diary and letter book of William Shum’s father, Arthur Hall Shum; the holdings of The Australian Home Beautiful, The New Idea and Everylady’s Journal; and William Shum’s brother-in-law William Moore’s publications City Sketches and Studio Sketches. The Library holds the complete collection of Home Beautiful – an important reference source for contemporary scholars that shows how the Australian dream of home ownership that emerged in the interwar period was nurtured and shaped during Shum’s editorship. Shum introduced fresh ideas, and specifically modernism, to his readers and profoundly influenced their homes and gardens.' (Introduction) 
1 y separately published work icon The Bus Ticket Sue Walker , Hobart : Forty South Publishing , 2018 15867398 2018 single work novel

'A cryptic message and a mysterious photograph fall from a century-old box full of letters, papers and trinkets - an inheritance that sparks the unravelling of a tragedy kept hidden for a lifetime. Inspired by true lives and events, The Bus Ticket is a moving story of prosperity, love and innocence lost to war, lives forever changed by events a world away, a toll paid by past generations that those of today, one century on, are still trying to understand. Susan Walker's debut novel is fiction, but it adds significantly, and elegantly, to the historical narrative of Tasmania.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon What's Behind the Bin? Sue Walker , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2016 9502655 2016 single work children's fiction children's

'Jarrod really wants a pet. When he finds a mouse behind the bin in his garden, it looks as though his wish has been granted. But what will Mum say when she finds out?' (Publication summary)

2 y separately published work icon My Perfect Pup Sue Walker , Anil Tortop (illustrator), Frenchs Forest : New Frontier , 2016 9286562 2016 single work picture book children's

'One puppy sits excitedly in a pet shop waiting for the perfect home. Will it be the twins, Milly and Max, or Joe who takes him home?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Tell Me a Story Sue Walker , Rhian Nest James (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2015 7606914 2015 single work picture book children's
1 y separately published work icon Salvetti Versus Sim Sue Walker , Clayton : Blake Education , 2013 Z1934259 2013 single work children's fiction children's 'James and Harry race to become school captain.'
1 On Stories and Writing 'Arnie Avery' Sue Walker , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 55 no. 1 2011; (p. 6-7)
1 6 y separately published work icon Arnie Avery Sue Walker , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2010 Z1700684 2010 single work children's fiction children's 'What could be worse than fighting Jacko? Being in big trouble at school? Your friends deserting you? Your family acting like a bunch of aliens? Lately, nothing’s going right for Arnie. Then one day everything changes ...' (From the publisher's website.)
1 y separately published work icon Zara's Solution Sue Walker , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2010 9502783 2010 single work children's fiction children's

'Zara’s brother, Tai, wants to play. But Zara needs to do her homework. Can she find a solution to this problem?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Treasure in the Sand Sue Walker , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2010 9502612 2010 single work children's fiction children's

'Alex, James and Mitch are hunting for lost coins in the sand. They’re hoping to find enough money to buy tickets to Lucky Land. They discover a real treasure in the sand. Will they use it to finally ride the Rad Roller, or will they do the right thing?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Face Painters Sue Walker , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2010 9494561 2010 single work children's fiction children's

'Millie said, “Let’s paint portraits.”

'“Okay,” Zac said. He picked up a brush and spread his paper out on the grass. “There’s just one thing.”

'“Yes?” asked Millie.

'“What’s a portrait?”' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon Tilly's Treasure Sue Walker , Camberwell : Penguin , 2008 Z1700689 2008 single work children's fiction children's 'Hula hoops, skipping ropes, mood rings . . . there is always a new trend at Tilly's school. How can Tilly keep up?' (From the publisher's website.)
1 y separately published work icon Best Friends Sue Walker , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2004 Z1145062 2004 single work children's fiction children's

'Amy is Grace's best friend. They share everything - their lunch, their pencils, their secrets. Then one day Lisa asks to join their game. Grace goes hot and cold. How can she cope? She doesn't want to play with Lisa. She only wants to play with Amy - her best friend Amy.' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon The Dog Sitter Sue Walker , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2003 Z1080737 2003 single work children's fiction children's

'Jack really wants a dog of his own, but his parents say no. When he sees an ad asking for a dog sitter for a week, he decides that this is his chance to show his parents how responsible he can be. But to Jack's surprise, the dog is big, very big. And that's just the first surprise! This book is for children of ages 6 years and above.' (Publication summary)

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