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Pamela Lofts, also known as Pam Lofts, was an Australian children's book illustrator and exhibiting artist based in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. She is best remembered as the illustrator of the Australian classic children's books, Wombat Stew by Marcia Vaughan and Koala Lou by Mem Fox. Although known for her book illustrations, she was also a photographer, painter, and sculptor.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Scobie, Susan, ed. (1997). The Dromkeen Book of Australian Children's Illustrators. Scholastic Australia. pp. 18–20. ISBN 1863886958.
- ↑ Sheahan-Bright, Robyn; Munro, Craig, eds. (2006). Paper empires : a history of the book in Australia 1946–2005 ([Online-Ausg.]. ed.). St Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press. p. 300. ISBN 0702235733 . Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 Kerry Argent, Scholastic.com, retrieved 9 November 2014
- ↑ Hardy, Karen (11 July 2017). "Exhibition of children's book illustrations on display at University of Canberra". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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