Connie Christie (31 January 1908 – 3 June 1989) was an English-born Australian artist who wrote and illustrated books for children. By 1950 sales of her books were reported to have reached one million[1] or two million[2] copies.
Career
Christie worked as a commercial artist, firstly for Val Morgan, the cinema advertising production company, and then for G. J. Coles Pty Ltd, then a chain store company. Working for Coles for 18 years, she designed its company logo and became known as the "Coles Orchid".[3]
In 1939 she wrote and illustrated her first book, The Adventures of Pinkishell, claimed to be Australia's first children's book about mermaids.[4] She wrote and illustrated The Connie Christie Annual from 1940 to 1950.[5] Her output included about 50 books of nursery rhymes and fantasy stories.[6]
Works
Christie, Connie (1939). The adventures of Pinkishell. Melbourne: Specialty Press.
—— (1940–1950). The Connie Christie annual : fairy stories and verse. Australian Digest.
