Tania McCartney

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McCartney in Canberra, Australia in April 2023. TANIA McCARTNEY AUTHOR ILLUSTRATOR April 2023.jpg
McCartney in Canberra, Australia in April 2023.

Tania McCartney is an Australian author, illustrator, editor and designer. [1]

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Biography

She is perhaps most known for over 65 books for children. She has also written books for adults. [2]

McCartney hosts a podcast called The Happy Book. [3] She is the founder of a book review website, Kids' Book Review. [4] She also founded the 52-Week Illustration Challenge, a Facebook group with thousands of members, which ran from 2014-2018. [5] [6]

She has written for various publications, including The Sydney Morning Herald [7] [8] Tickle the Imagination, [9] Australian Women Online, [10] and Beijing Kids . [11]

Selected works

A Kids’ Year series

Evie and Pog series

Plume series

Riley series

References

  1. "McCartney, Tania (1968–)". Trove. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. "Speaker Profile". Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  3. Mccartney, Tania (2019-01-02). "THE HAPPY BOOK Children's Book Podcast". Tania McCartney Blog. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  4. "About". Kid's Book Review. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  5. "The AOI - Tania McCartney". The AOI. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. Mccartney, Tania (2018-01-31). "the closure of the 52-week illustration challenge". Tania McCartney Blog. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  7. Friedl, Joel (2010-07-02). "Self-Publisher with Drive: The Amazing Tania McCartney". The Book Designer. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  8. McCartney, Tania (2016-02-25). "Reading: Helping children to explore and develop their emotions through books". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  9. "Guest post + WIN! A Totally Tickled magazine pack" . Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  10. "Tania McCartney". Australian Women Online. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  11. "Content Authors Tania McCartney". 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  12. McCartney, Tania (2011). Australian story: an illustrated timeline. Canberra: National Library of Australia. ISBN   978-0-642-27745-9. OCLC   732358748.
  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 (2015). This is Captain Cook. Illustrated by Christina Booth. Canberra, A.C.T.: National Library of Australia. ISBN   978-0-642-27869-2. OCLC   876898674.
  15. McCartney, Tania (2015). Peas in a pod. Tina Snerling. Wollombi, N.S.W. ISBN   978-1-921966-71-2. OCLC   900012551.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  16. Peas in a Pod. Kirkus Reviews.
  17. Boudreau, Tanya. "Peas in a Pod". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  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 (2016). Smile; Cry. Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft (1st ed.). Wollombi, N.S.W. ISBN   978-1-921966-98-9. OCLC   920793051.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  20. "MBR: Children's Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review. May 2016. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  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 (2016). Australia illustrated. Wollombi, N.S.W. ISBN   978-1-925335-21-7. OCLC   944934070.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  23. Baker, Emily (2016-11-02). "Canberra author Tania McCartney celebrates Australia in new children's book". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  24. Tania McCartney and Jess Racklyeft (2018). See hear. Wollombi, N.S.W. ISBN   978-1-925335-67-5. OCLC   1006879996.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  25. "MBR: Children's Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review. August 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  26. Reeder, Stephanie Owen (2020). Australia's wild weird wonderful weather. Tania McCartney. Canberra, ACT: NLA Publishing. ISBN   978-0-642-27963-7. OCLC   1143495713.
  27. "Canberrans create children's book for whatever the weather". The Canberra Times. 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  28. Reeder, Stephanie Owen (2021-02-19). "Book to look to for fascinating facts". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  29. McCartney, Tania (2020). Ivy bird (North American ed.). San Francisco, CA: Blue Dot Kids Press. ISBN   978-1-7331212-1-7. OCLC   1121083142.
  30. Ivy Bird. Kirkus Reviews.
  31. Tania, McCartney. "Ivy Bird" . School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  32. Ivy Bird, by Tania McCartney . Booklist Online.
  33. Flax, Shoshana. "The Birds and the Bees". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  34. McCartney, Tania (2013). An Aussie year: twelve months in the life of Australian kids. Tina Snerling. Wollombi, N.S.W.: Exisle Publishing. ISBN   978-1-921966-24-8. OCLC   828724560.
  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 (2015). An English year: twelve months in the life of England's kids. Tina Snerling. Wollombi, N.S.W. ISBN   978-1-921966-86-6. OCLC   908389829.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  37. An English Year. Kirkus Reviews.
  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 (2015). A Scottish year: twelve months in the life of Scotland's kids. Tina Snerling. Wollombi, N.S.W. ISBN   978-1-921966-87-3. OCLC   908447930.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  40. Reed-Thureson, Catherine. "A Scottish Year." ForeWord, 29 Feb. 2016. Via Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
  41. McCartney, Tania (2016). A New York year: twelve months in the life of New York's kids. Tina Snerling. Wollombi, N.S.W. ISBN   978-1-925335-07-1. OCLC   946314282.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  42. A New York Year. Kirkus Reviews.
  43. "MBR: Children's Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review. September 2016. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  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 (2016). A Texas year: twelve months in the life of Texan kids. Tina Snerling. Wollombi, N.S.W. ISBN   978-1-925335-06-4. OCLC   946313318.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  46. Pope, Jennifer. "A Texas Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Texan Kids". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  47. McCartney, Tania (2017). A Canadian year: twelve months in the life of Canada's kids. Tina Snerling. Wollombi, N.S.W. ISBN   978-1-925335-43-9. OCLC   979543453.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  48. McCartney, Tania (2017). A kiwi year: twelve months in the life of New Zealand's kids. Tina Snerling. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: EK Books. ISBN   978-1-925335-44-6. OCLC   979543463.
  49. "MBR: Children's Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review. July 2017. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  50. McCartney, Tania (2020). Evie and Pog: Party perfect!. Australia: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN   978-1-4607-5795-6. OCLC   1141770723.
  51. McCartney, Tania (2020). Take off!. Sydney, NSW: HarperCollins Children's Books. ISBN   978-1-4607-5793-2. OCLC   1137359918.
  52. McCartney, Tania (2020). Puppy Playtime!. Sydney, NSW: HarperCollins Children's Books. ISBN   978-1-4607-5794-9. OCLC   1137360056.
  53. McCartney, Tania (2021). Plume, World Explorer. Richmond, Victoria: Hardie Grant Explore. ISBN   978-1-74117-766-4. OCLC   1232272419.
  54. McCartney, Tania (2022). Plume, Global Nibbler. Richmond, Victoria: Hardie Grant Explore. ISBN   978-1-74358-890-1. OCLC   1344536820.
  55. McCartney, Tania (2022). Plume: global nibbler. Richmond, Victoria: Hardie Grant Explore. ISBN   978-1-74117-767-1. OCLC   1261877473.
  56. McCartney, Tania (2022). Plume, Festival Seeker. Richmond, Victoria: Hardie Grant Explore. ISBN   978-1-74117-790-9. OCLC   1342618923.
  57. McCartney, Tania (2023). Plume, Christmas Elf. Richmond, Victoria: Hardie Grant Explore. ISBN   978-1-74117-792-3. OCLC   1389876443.
  58. McCartney, Tania (2008). Riley and the sleeping dragon. Qovaizi Mo (1st ed.). Canberra: Tania McCartney. ISBN   978-0-9804750-0-5. OCLC   277142004.
  59. 1 2 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 (2009). Riley and the dancing lion: a journey around Hong Kong. Kieron Pratt (1st ed.). Woden, A.C.T.: Tania McCartney. ISBN   978-0-9804750-2-9. OCLC   422796500.
  61. McCartney, Tania (2010). Riley and the curious koala: a journey around Sydney. Kieron Pratt (1st ed.). Woden, A.C.T.: T. McCartney. ISBN   978-0-9804750-3-6. OCLC   529650053.
  62. McCartney, Tania (2011). Riley and the grumpy wombat. Kieron Pratt. Ormond, Vic.: Hybrid Publishers. ISBN   978-1-921665-48-6. OCLC   713630695.
  63. McCartney, Tania (2013). Riley and the jumpy kangaroo. Kieron Pratt. Ormond, Vic.: Hybrid Publishers. ISBN   978-1-925000-02-3. OCLC   829056264.