Sheena Knowles

Sheena Knowles is an Australian author of children's books.

Born in Geelong, Victoria, she currently lives in Victoria.^[citation needed]

She is the author of the picture book Edward the Emu,[1][2] which was illustrated by Rod Clement, and shortlisted for the 1989 Australian Children's Picture Book of the Year.[3] A companion title, Edwina the Emu, was published in 1997.[4] Edward the Emu was selected as the book read for Australia's 2001 National Simultaneous Storytime.[5] It inspired a musical composition for narrator, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, and string quartet by Peter Webb.[6] Knowles previously worked for Diversitat, a local non-profit organisation. In the 1980s and 1990s, she worked in advertising.[7]

Selected works

• Knowles, Sheena; Clement, Rod, 1961- (1997), Edwina the emu, Pymble, N.S.W Angus and Robertson, ISBN 978-0-207-18914-2
• Knowles, Sheena; Clement, Rod (2002), Edward and Edwina Emu, Cornstalk Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7322-7720-8
• Knowles, Sheena; Bentley, Jonathan, (illustrator.) (11 May 2022), What a lot of nonsense : a book of animals and anagrams, Angus & Robertson (published 2020), ISBN 978-1-4607-5615-7

References

1. "Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles, Rod Clement". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
2. "Short list of book awards finalists". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 537. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 April 1989. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Winners and Commended Books 1980 - 1989 Archived 16 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
4. Wise Words
5. "National Simultaneous Storytime | Australian Library and Information Association". www.alia.org.au. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
6. "Edward the emu [music] : for narrator and ensemble / Peter Webb. - Version details". Trove. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
7. Austlit. "Sheena Knowles". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 24 May 2016.