Mandy holds a Bachelor of Design specialising in Illustration from the University of South Australia. In 2009 she discovered a passion for illustration in children's books. After a wonderful collaboration with major publisher, Hachette Australia, her first picture book was an Australian version of 'The Wheels on the Bus', released later that same year. A stickler for meeting deadlines, consequently she frequently looks like this pelican....
Awarded to Best Children's Picture Book for dynamic interplay between words and illustration and open to Author/Illustrators throughout Australia and New Zealand. This is a book that is very close to my heart and as my first book I have both written and illustrated, I couldn't be more excited!
A big thank you to Little Pink Dog Books for establishing this award and loving Joey and Riley as much as I do (as do so many of you out there), to my publisher Hachette Australia for believing in me and to everyone who has and continues to support me - THANK YOU!!
Role Model for Books in Homes Australia