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Little Hare Books is a boutique children’s book publisher founded by Rod and Mary Hare in 2000. Based in Sydney, Australia, it has worldwide
reach, distributing its books into all English-language territories. Little Hare’s broad list ranges from board books for babies to fiction
for upper primary readers and its titles are particularly known for their quality and appeal.
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| Authors and Illustrators |
| We have brought together some
of the top authors and illustrators from around the world
to produce exceptional books across a range of categories.
Authors and illustrators published
by Little Hare Books include: Libby Gleeson, Freya Blackwood,
Heath McKenzie, Jonathan Bentley, Martin Chatterton,
Leigh Hobbs, Stephen Axelsen, Gregory Rogers, Sally
Morgan, Zeke Kwaymullina, Jan Ormerod, Margaret Wild,
Tiffany Mandrake, Sally Odgers, Janet A. Holmes, Kilmeny
Niland, Lorette Broekstra, Jessica Green, Mitch Vane,
Carol Thompson, Kyle Mewburn, Christine Harris, Gaye
Chapman, Stephen Measday, Nina Rycroft, Yvonne Morrison,
Ann James, David Legge, Rolf Heimann, Janeen Brian, Judith Rossell,
Leonie Worthington, Louise Pfanner, Bronwyn Bancroft,
Elaine Russell, Frances Watts, Margaret Allum, Judy
Watson, John Winch, Scot Ritchie, Chris Hornsey, Gwyn
Perkins, Jonathan Reed, Anna Nilsen, David Bedford,
Mary Novick, Bridget Strevens-Marzo, Keith Brumpton
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| Awards |
| In 2009 we
were proud to see a continuation of prestigious awards
for titles published by Little Hare Books. |
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Audrey of the Outback, written by Christine Harris and illustrated by Ann James, was short-listed in the Younger Readers category of the
2009 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year Awards.
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Possum and Wattle: My Big Book of Australian Words, written and illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft,
was short-listed in the 2009 Australian Book Industry Awards.
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| Lucy
Goosey, written by Margaret Wild and illustrated by
Ann James, was named an Honour Book in the Early Childhood
category of the 2008 Children's Book Council of Australia's
Book of the Year Awards. |
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| The Brain Finds a Leg, written by Martin Chatterton, was short-listed in the Younger Readers category of the 2008 NSW Premier’s Awards.
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| Water Witcher, written and illustrated by Jan Ormerod, was short-listed in the Picture Book category of the 2007 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year Awards.
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| Run, Hare, Run! The Story of a Drawing, written and illustrated by John Winch, was short-listed in the Picture Book category of the 2006 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year Awards.
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| Kisses for Daddy, written by Frances Watts and illustrated by David Legge, was named an Honour Book in the Early Childhood category of the 2006 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year Awards.
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| Patterns of Australia, written and illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft, won The Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature in 2006.
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| Nature Hunt, written and illustrated by Philip Blythe, also won The Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature in 2006.
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| Lizzie Nonsense, written and illustrated by Jan Ormerod, was short-listed in the Picture Book category of the 2005 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year Awards.
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| Little
Humpty, by Margaret Wild and Ann James, was named
an Honour Book in the Early Childhood category of the
2004 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s
Book of the Year Awards. |
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Tom Man of Mystery, written and illustrated by Leigh
Hobbs, won the KANGA (South Australian Children’s
Choice Award), the YABBA (Victorian Children’s Choice
Award) and the KOALA (NSW Children’s Choice Award)
for best Picture book in 2004. |
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| Where
in the World, written by Simon French, was short-listed
in the Younger Readers category of the 2003 Children’s
Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year Awards. It
also won the 2003 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and
was named an Honour Book in the 2004 IBBY (International
Board on Books for Young People) Awards. |
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| Overseas |
| The rights to Little
Hare Books have been sold internationally. Countries include
the US, France, Portugal, Mexico, Canada, Korea, Indonesia,
Thailand, Denmark, China, Venezuela, UK, Japan, Colombia, Finland,
Germany, Turkey, The Netherlands, Spain, Greece, Norway, Sweden,
Switzerland, Serbia, Romania, Slovenia, Lebanon, India and Taiwan.
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