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KIM DALE: CHILDREN'S AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR

Tasmanian based best selling author/illustrator Kim Dale is a wildlife carer and passionate champion of Australian wildlife. Her popular picture books include what Am I?, Eyes in the Dark, Bush Babies (both shortlisted for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award) Kim Dale Collection, Little Tawny and Moon Bear Rescue.

Her first book published in 1999 WHAT AM I? was a lift-the-flap or gatefold guessing-game book for preschool children based on Australian animals, all beautifully illustrated in their natural habitats. This book was shortlisted for the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature.

Her following two books were well received by children and adults alike. Kim was shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards (CBCA Awards) for EYES IN THE DARK, in 2002 and BUSH BABIES in 2003.

WHAT AM I?

EYES IN THE DARK

KIM DALE COLLECTION

1999 (Lothian)
A lift-the-flap guessing-game book for preschool children based on Australian animals.

2001 (Lothian)
A lift-the-flap book introducing children to nocturnal animals in a delightful guessing game.

2004 (Lothian)
Collection of 2 of Kim Dale Favourite's Eyes in the Dark and What Am I? in one complete set.

BUSH BABIES

LITTLE TAWNY

MOON BEAR RESCUE

2003 (Lothian)
Beautifully illustrated, lift-the-flap book based on Bush Babies - Australian native baby animals.

2005 (Lothian)
A baby Tawny Frogmouth injures her wing and cannot follow her mother to safety of the trees.

2006 (Lothian)
A must-read true story of a moon bear called Star who is rescue from a cruel life in captivity.

Kim wishes to share her love of Australia, to teach children how important our wildlife is, and to appreciate nature's beauty in colours, textures and shape.

A passionate environmentalist, with a background in performance, Kim stories and illustrations engage readers of all ages with her vision for a world where people, animals and the landscape live in harmony.

WORK IN PROGRESS - September 2006

NOT JUST A TREE
Currently working on children's story NOT JUST A TREE

Updated - September 2006