Tania McCartney
Tania McCartney is an Australian author, illustrator, editor and designer.
Tania McCartney
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- Name
- Tania McCartney
- Born
- 1968
- Occupation
- * Author
- Known for
- Children's literature; illustration
- Nationality
- Australia
- Fields
- illustration · book design · graphic design · children's and young adult literature
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
• Name — Tania McCartney • Born — 1968 • Occupation — * Author • Illustrator • Editor • Designer • Podcaster • Known for — Children's literature; illustration • Notable Works — * Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline • An Aussie Year • Plume series • Evie and Pog series • Website — https: taniamccartney.com Tania McCartney is an Australian author, illustrator, editor and designer.
Biography
Biography
She is perhaps most known for over 65 books for children. She has also written books for adults. McCartney hosts a podcast called The Happy Book. She is the founder of a book review website, Kids' Book Review. She also founded the 52-Week Illustration Challenge, a Facebook group with thousands of members, which ran from 2014-2018. She has written for various publications, including The Sydney Morning Herald Tickle the Imagination, Australian Women Online, and Beijing Kids.
Selected works
Selected works
• Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline. National Library of Australia, 2012. • This is Captain Cook. National Library of Australia, 2015. • Peas in a Pod. EK Books, 2015. • Smile Cry. EK Books, 2016. • Australia Illustrated. EK Books, 2016. • See Hear. EK Books, 2018. • Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather. National Library of Australia, 2020. • Ivy Bird. Blue Dot Kids Press, 2020.
A Kids’ Year series
A Kids’ Year series
• An Aussie Year. EK Books, 2013. • An English Year. EK Books, 2015. • A Scottish Year. EK Books, 2015. • A New York Year. EK Books, 2016. • A Texas Year. EK Books, 2016. • A Canadian Year. EK Books, 2017. • A Kiwi Year. EK Books, 2017.
Evie and Pog series
Evie and Pog series
• Party Perfect! HarperCollins AU, 2020. • Take Off! HarperCollins AU, 2020. • Puppy Playtime! HarperCollins AU, 2020.
Plume series
Plume series
• Plume, World Explorer. Hardie Grant, 2021. • Plume, Global Nibbler. Hardie Grant, 2022. • Plume, Festival Seeker. Hardie Grant, 2022. • Plume, Christmas Elf. Hardie Grant, 2023.
Riley series
Riley series
• Riley and the Sleeping Dragon: A Journey around Beijing. Tania McCartney, 2008. • Riley and the Dancing Lion: A Journey around Hong Kong. Tania McCartney Press, 2009. • Riley and the Curious Koala: A Journey around Sydney. Tania McCartney Press, 2010. • Riley and the Grumpy Wombat: A Journey around Melbourne. Ford Street Publishing, 2011. • Riley and the Jumpy Kangaroo: A Journey around Canberra. Ford Street Publishing, 2013.
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- 1.McCartney, Tania (1968–). Trove.
- 2.Speaker Profile. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
- 3.Mccartney, Tania. THE HAPPY BOOK Children's Book Podcast. Tania McCartney Blog. 2019-01-02.
- 4.About. Kid's Book Review.
- 5.The AOI - Tania McCartney. The AOI.
- 6.Mccartney, Tania. the closure of the 52-week illustration challenge. Tania McCartney Blog. 2018-01-31.
- 7.Friedl, Joel. Self-Publisher with Drive: The Amazing Tania McCartney. The Book Designer. 2010-07-02.
- 8.McCartney, Tania. Reading: Helping children to explore and develop their emotions through books. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2016-02-25.
- 9.Guest post + WIN! A Totally Tickled magazine pack.
- 10.Tania McCartney. Australian Women Online. 2012-05-22.
- 11.Content Authors Tania McCartney. 2016-06-10.
- 12.McCartney, Tania. Australian story: an illustrated timeline. National Library of Australia. 2011. 978-0-642-27745-9.
- 13.Adams, John D. "McCartney, Tania: Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline." Reading Time. Vol. 56, no. 3. Aug. 2012, p. 42. Via Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
- 14.McCartney, Tania. This is Captain Cook. National Library of Australia. 2015. 978-0-642-27869-2.
- 15.McCartney, Tania. Peas in a pod. 2015. 978-1-921966-71-2.
- 16.Kirkus Reviews. Peas in a Pod.
- 17.Boudreau, Tanya. Peas in a Pod. School Library Journal.
- 18.Tyson, Kathryn. "McCartney, Tania and Snerling, Tina: Peas in a Pod." School Librarian. Vol. 63, no. 4. Winter 2015, p. 220. Via Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
- 19.McCartney, Tania. Smile; Cry. 2016. 978-1-921966-98-9.
- 20.MBR: Children's Bookwatch. Midwest Book Review. May 2016.
- 21.Copland, Carolyn. "McCartney, Tania and Racklyeft, Jess: Smile/Cry (A Beginner's Book of Feelings)." School Librarian. Vol. 64, no. 2. Summer 2016, p. 94. Via Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
- 22.McCartney, Tania. Australia illustrated. 2016. 978-1-925335-21-7.
- 23.Baker, Emily. Canberra author Tania McCartney celebrates Australia in new children's book. The Canberra Times. 2016-11-02.
- 24.Tania McCartney and Jess Racklyeft. See hear. 2018. 978-1-925335-67-5.
- 25.MBR: Children's Bookwatch. Midwest Book Review. August 2018.
- 26.Reeder, Stephanie Owen. Australia's wild weird wonderful weather. NLA Publishing. 2020. 978-0-642-27963-7.
- 27.Canberrans create children's book for whatever the weather. The Canberra Times. 2020-10-18.
- 28.Reeder, Stephanie Owen. Book to look to for fascinating facts. The Canberra Times. 2021-02-19.
- 29.McCartney, Tania. Ivy bird. Blue Dot Kids Press. 2020. 978-1-7331212-1-7.
- 30.Kirkus Reviews. Ivy Bird.
- 31.Tania, McCartney. Ivy Bird. School Library Journal.
- 32.Booklist Online. Ivy Bird, by Tania McCartney.
- 33.Flax, Shoshana. The Birds and the Bees. The Horn Book.
- 34.McCartney, Tania. An Aussie year: twelve months in the life of Australian kids. Exisle Publishing. 2013. 978-1-921966-24-8.
- 35.Breslin, Hannah. "McCartney, Tania and Snerling, Tina: An Aussie Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids." School Librarian. Vol. 63, no. 2. Summer 2015, p. 97. Via Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
- 36.McCartney, Tania. An English year: twelve months in the life of England's kids. 2015. 978-1-921966-86-6.
- 37.Kirkus Reviews. An English Year.
- 38.Mallett, Margaret. "McCartney, Tania and Snerling, Tina: An English Year." School Librarian. Vol. 63, no. 4. Winter 2015, p. 220. Via Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
- 39.McCartney, Tania. A Scottish year: twelve months in the life of Scotland's kids. 2015. 978-1-921966-87-3.
- 40.Reed-Thureson, Catherine. "A Scottish Year." ForeWord, 29 Feb. 2016. Via Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
- 41.McCartney, Tania. A New York year: twelve months in the life of New York's kids. 2016. 978-1-925335-07-1.
- 42.Kirkus Reviews. A New York Year.
- 43.MBR: Children's Bookwatch. Midwest Book Review. September 2016.
- 44.Regan, Andrea. "McCartney, Tania and Snerling, Tina: A New York Year (KidsYear)." School Librarian. Vol. 65, no. 1. Spring 2017, p. 32. Via Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
- 45.McCartney, Tania. A Texas year: twelve months in the life of Texan kids. 2016. 978-1-925335-06-4.
- 46.Pope, Jennifer. A Texas Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Texan Kids. School Library Journal.
- 47.McCartney, Tania. A Canadian year: twelve months in the life of Canada's kids. 2017. 978-1-925335-43-9.
- 48.McCartney, Tania. A kiwi year: twelve months in the life of New Zealand's kids. EK Books. 2017. 978-1-925335-44-6.
- 49.MBR: Children's Bookwatch. Midwest Book Review. July 2017.
- 50.McCartney, Tania. Evie and Pog: Party perfect!. HarperCollins Publishers. 2020. 978-1-4607-5795-6.
- 51.McCartney, Tania. Take off!. HarperCollins Children's Books. 2020. 978-1-4607-5793-2.
- 52.McCartney, Tania. Puppy Playtime!. HarperCollins Children's Books. 2020. 978-1-4607-5794-9.
- 53.McCartney, Tania. Plume, World Explorer. Hardie Grant Explore. 2021. 978-1-74117-766-4.
- 54.McCartney, Tania. Plume, Global Nibbler. Hardie Grant Explore. 2022. 978-1-74358-890-1.
- 55.McCartney, Tania. Plume: global nibbler. Hardie Grant Explore. 2022. 978-1-74117-767-1.
- 56.McCartney, Tania. Plume, Festival Seeker. Hardie Grant Explore. 2022. 978-1-74117-790-9.
- 57.McCartney, Tania. Plume, Christmas Elf. Hardie Grant Explore. 2023. 978-1-74117-792-3.
- 58.McCartney, Tania. Riley and the sleeping dragon. Tania McCartney. 2008. 978-0-9804750-0-5.
- 59.Cohen, John. "McCartney, Tania (text & photos) Mo Qivaizi (illus.): Riley and the Sleeping Dragon A journey around Beijing." Reading Time. Vol. 54, no. 1. Feb. 2010, pp. 38+. Via Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
- 60.McCartney, Tania. Riley and the dancing lion: a journey around Hong Kong. Tania McCartney. 2009. 978-0-9804750-2-9.
- 61.McCartney, Tania. Riley and the curious koala: a journey around Sydney. T. McCartney. 2010. 978-0-9804750-3-6.
- 62.McCartney, Tania. Riley and the grumpy wombat. Hybrid Publishers. 2011. 978-1-921665-48-6.
- 63.McCartney, Tania. Riley and the jumpy kangaroo. Hybrid Publishers. 2013. 978-1-925000-02-3.
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