Michel Streich Michel Streich i(A99740 works by)
Born: Established:
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Germany,
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 2000
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Streich was born in Westphalia, Germany. He worked as an illustrator in London before moving to Sydney. He has contributed drawings to a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, among them the Bulletin, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, and the Sun-Herald.

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y separately published work icon General Waste Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2024 27375178 2024 single work picture book children's

'General Waste loves stuff! Wasting lots of stuff! He tosses away apples after one bite, he has hour-long showers, he must have the latest uniform fashion, and he rides around in a monster truck! He shares a house with Gram-Gram. She always saves her leftovers, does her own repairs and cycles everywhere! One day, when General Waste finds himself trapped under a mountain of his own stuff, Gram-Gram comes to the rescue ... General Waste is a hilarious tale about how to find joy in the simple things in life.' (Publication summary)
2025 longlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed by Hannah Janzen.
2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
y separately published work icon General Waste Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2024 27375178 2024 single work picture book children's

'General Waste loves stuff! Wasting lots of stuff! He tosses away apples after one bite, he has hour-long showers, he must have the latest uniform fashion, and he rides around in a monster truck! He shares a house with Gram-Gram. She always saves her leftovers, does her own repairs and cycles everywhere! One day, when General Waste finds himself trapped under a mountain of his own stuff, Gram-Gram comes to the rescue ... General Waste is a hilarious tale about how to find joy in the simple things in life.' (Publication summary)
2025 longlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed by Hannah Janzen.
2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
y separately published work icon Scary Bird Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2020 20453134 2020 single work picture book children's

'There’s a new bird in the aviary ... and everyone’s in a flap!

'He’s strange and different ... and SCARY!

'Will the scary bird ever feel at home with the others?

'A fresh and funny take on migration and learning to embrace newcomers.' (Publication summary)
2023 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Picture Books
2021 shortlisted Children's Peace Literature Award
2021 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Three to 5 Years
2021 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed byMichel Streich & Nicolette Treanor
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