Tania McCartney

Tania McCartney (born 1968) is an Australian author, illustrator, editor and designer.

Biography

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

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

She has written for various publications, including ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' ''Tickle the Imagination'', ''Australian Women Onlin''e, and '' Beijing Kids''.

Selected works

* ''Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline''. National Library of Australia, 2012.
* ''This is Captain Cook''. Christina Booth, illustrator. National Library of Australia, 2015.
* ''Peas in a Pod''. EK Books, 2015.
* ''Smile Cry''. EK Books, 2016.
* ''Australia Illustrated''. EK Books, 2016.
* ''See Hear''. EK Books, 2018.
* ''Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather''. National Library of Australia, 2020.
* ''Ivy Bird''. Blue Dot Kids Press, 2020.

A Kid's Year series

* ''An Aussie Year''. EK Books, 2013.
* ''An English Year''. EK Books, 2015.
* ''A Scottish Year''. EK Books, 2015.
* ''A New York Year''. EK Books, 2016.
* ''A Texas Year''. EK Books, 2016.
* ''A Canadian Year''. EK Books, 2017.
* ''A Kiwi Year''. EK Books, 2017.

Evie and Pog series

* ''Party Perfect!'' HarperCollins AU, 2020.
* ''Take Off!'' HarperCollins AU, 2020.
* ''Puppy Playtime!'' HarperCollins AU, 2020.

Plume series

* ''Plume, World Explorer''. Hardie Grant, 2021.
* ''Plume, Global Nibbler''. Hardie Grant, 2022.
* ''Plume, Festival Seeker''. Hardie Grant, 2022.
* ''Plume, Christmas Elf''. Hardie Grant, 2023.

Riley series

* ''Riley and the Sleeping Dragon: A Journey around Beijing''. Tania McCartney, 2008.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.
* ''Riley and the Dancing Lion: A Journey around Hong Kong''. Tania McCartney Press, 2009.
* ''Riley and the Curious Koala: A Journey around Sydney''. Tania McCartney Press, 2010.
* ''Riley and the Grumpy Wombat: A Journey around Melbourne''. Ford Street Publishing, 2011.
* ''Riley and the Jumpy Kangaroo: A Journey around Canberra''. Ford Street Publishing, 2013.

References

External links

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Media coverage

Tania McCartney
on Goodreads

Tania McCartney
on YouTube

Kid's Book Review
Kids’ Book Review

Interview
on Reading with a Chance of Tacos podcast

Interview
with the Australian Writers' Centre

Interview
with Her Canberra

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1968 births
Living people
Australian women writers
Australian children's book illustrators
Australian children's writers
21st-century Australian women writers