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Freya Blackwood
Freya Blackwood is a rising star in the international world of children’s books. She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and grew up in Orange in NSW, Australia.

Freya’s illustrations for Two Summers won the Crichton Award in 2004, and the book was shortlisted for the Picture Book of the Year Award in the Children’s Book Council of Australia 2004 awards. Emily Rapunzel’s Hair was shortlisted in the Early Childhood section of the Children’s Book Council of Australia 2006 awards. One of Freya’s more recent titles Amy & Louis (written by Libby Gleeson) won the 2007 CBCA Picture Book of the Year for Younger Readers, and was published in Australia, US, Germany, France and Korea.

Having spent many years living in Wellington, New Zealand, Freya now lives in Orange with her little girl Ivy.
 
Books By This Author
Clancy and Millie and the Very Fine House
Ivy Loves to Give