Mike Dumbleton

Mike Dumbleton is an Australian writer of children's books and a literacy consultant.[1] He was granted the Federal Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy in 2016.[1]

Biography

Dumbleton moved to Australia in 1972, where he worked as a teacher for many years. He published his first children's book, Dial-a-Croc in 1991,[2] In 2006 Dumbleton took up a position teaching in New York, where he remained for nine years before returning to South Australia.[3]

Awards

  • Won - Speech Pathology Book of the Year 2003 in Best Speech and/or Sound Awareness Book category for Muddled-up Farm by Mike Dumbleton and Jobi Murphy [4]

Works

Children's books

  • Dial-a-Croc (1991)
  • Passing On (2001) "Book of the Year - Early Childhood" shortlist. [5]
  • Muddled-up farm (2003) "Best Speech and/or Sound Awareness Book" 2003, Speech Pathology Australia.[4]
  • Cat (2007) "Honours - Early Childhood" (2008) Children's Book Council of Australia[3]
  • Jump and Shout (2017) "CBCA Notable 2018" and shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book Awards 2018. [6]
  • Digger (2018)[7]

Productions

His picture book Cat, created with illustrator Craig Smith, was produced as a theatrical production by Windmill Performing Arts in 2007 after winning the "‘Picture Book to Performance Project".[8][9] Cat had previously received an Honours award in the Early Childhood category by the Children's Book Council of Australia in 2008.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mike Dumbleton". Penguin Books. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Biographical Information", Mike Dumbleton: Official website of the author. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Bogle, Deborah. (31 January 2015). "Read all about it ...we're on the write track", The Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia. p41.
  4. ^ a b "Who else has won the Book of the Year Awards", Speech Pathology Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ^ Hamilton, Margaret (2021). "CBCA Book of the Year Awards 1946 onwards (PDF)". The Children's Book Council of Australia.
  6. ^ Mem: 9975408. "Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2018 shortlists announced | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 21 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Mike., Dumbleton (2018). Digger. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781760296735. OCLC 1019857188.
  8. ^ Beaumont, Ursula (9 July 2007). "Adelaide Reviews: Cat", Australian Stage. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Story leaps on to stage", (9 June 2007). The Courier Mail, Brisbane, Australia.
  10. ^ "Blabey wins prestigious book award", (16 August 2008). The Courier Mail, Brisbane, Australia.