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Edition 38 (1994) Winner
Gregory Rogers
グレゴリー・ロジャース
Guregorī Rojāsu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-06-19 （Brisbane, Queensland）
- Died
- 2013-05-01 （Brisbane） age 55
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland
Career
- Occupations
- Children's book illustrator, Children's book writer
- Active Years
- 1987-2013
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland College of Art | Faculty of Fine Art | Fine Art | — | — | Australia |
Queensland College of Art
Faculty of Fine Art
/ Fine Art
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Kate Greenaway Medal | Way Home | — | Library Association (CILIP) | winner |
| — | Parents' Choice Award | Way Home | — | — | winner |
Kate Greenaway Medal
1994
Work:
Way Home
Organization:
Library Association (CILIP)
Result:
winner
Parents' Choice Award
Work:
Way Home
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard
2004 Picture bookA wordless picture book where a boy time-slips to Shakespeare's London chasing a soccer ball from the Globe Theatre.
Time travelShakespeareAdventure
Way Home
1994 Picture bookA boy makes his way home at night in an unnamed city and adopts a stray cat.
HomelessnessCatsUrban night
Bibliography
- The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard
- Midsummer Knight
- The Hero of Little Street
- Omar the Strongman
- Enter Bob Dickinson
- Grandma's Memories
- Zoe At The Fancy Dress Ball
- Lucy Meets A Dragon
- Aunty Mary's Dead Goat
- The Postman's Race
- Space Travellers
- Tracks
- Lucy's Bay
- Great Grandpa
- Way Home
- The Bent-Back Bridge
- Running Away From Home
- The Island
- What Goes With Toes?
- Beyond The Dusk
- The Platypus
- The Gift
- Princess Max
- The Rainbow
- Theseus and the Minotaur
- Tiddalick the Thirsty Frog
- The Brothers Grim
- It's True! Fashion Can Be Fatal
- Flitterwig
- Clearheart
- Scatterbungle
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Wordless picture booksDetailed illustrations
- Recurring Motifs
- Historical time slipsAdventure
Health
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Stomach cancer晩年Cause of death
Legacy
First Australian to win the Kate Greenaway Medal, known for wordless picture book series.
Trivia
- Played cornetto, recorder, and baroque guitar
- Avid collector of Art Deco items