Janeen Brian

Janeen Brian (born 1948)^[1] is a South Australian writer of children's books. A primary school teacher prior to 1990, when she started writing full time,^[2] she published her 100th book in September, 2016.^[3]

Brian's work for middle school children Yong: The Journey of an Unworthy Son has been adapted to a stage production by Monkey Baa Theatre Company, with shows in regional Victoria and the Sydney Opera House.^[4][5]

Awards

• Pilawuk-When I Was Young won a CBCA Eve Pownall Honour Award 1997.^[6]
• Where Does Thursday Go? won a CBCA Honour Book 2002: Early Childhood for ages 2-6.^[7]
• Hoosh! Camels in Australia shortlisted in the CBCA Eve Pownall Award 2006.^[8]
• Look, Baby! won the 2021 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year for Birth to three years.^[9]

Works

Children's books

• Pilawuk-When I Was Young (1996) Era Publications ISBN 1-86374-256-5
• Where Does Thursday Go? (2001) Scholastic Australia ISBN 1-876289-51-1
• Hoosh! Camels in Australia (2006) ABC Books ISBN 978-0-7333-1504-6
• Oddball (2008) Walker Books ISBN 978-1-921150-56-2
• That Boy, Jack (2013) Walker Books Australia ISBN 978-1-922179-00-5
• I'm A Dirty Dinosaur (2013) Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-670-07615-4
• I’m A Hungry Dinosaur (2015) Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-670-07810-3
• Yong Journey of an Unworthy Son (2016) Walker Books Australia ISBN 978-1-925126-29-7
• Eloise and the Bucket of Stars (2020) Walker Books Australia ISBN 978-1-76065-187-9
• The Fix-it Princess (2023) Walker Books Australia ISBN 978-1-76065-482-5

References

1. "Brian, Janeen (1948-) - People and organisations". Trove. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
2. "Janeen Brian: Award-winning author", Australian Writers' Centre. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
3. "Janeen Brian launches 100th book", (14 September 2016) Coastal Leader, Kingston, Australia. p5
4. Williams, Edwina (24 August 2022). "Yong's golden story on stage". Ballarat Times. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
5. "Yong". Sydney Opera House. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
6. Austlit. "Pilawuk : When I Was Young | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
7. "CBCA". cbca.org.au. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
8. "Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2006". pegiwilliams.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
9. "Speech Pathology 2021 Book of the Year winners announced". Books+Publishing. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

External links

• Official website