About the author
Libby Gleeson is a popular and highly acclaimed writer who has published over 30 books for children and teenagers. Her books for teenagers include Eleanor, Elizabeth, I Am Susannah, Dodger, Love Me, Love Me Not and Refuge. The Hannah series - Skating on Sand, Hannah Plus One and Hannah and the Tomorrow Room - are award-winning junior fiction titles. The Queen of the Universe is also for younger readers.
Libby's picture books include Big Dog, Where's Mum?, Mum Goes to Work, Sleeptime, Uncle David, The Princess and the Perfect Dish and The Great Bear (all published by Scholastic and Omnibus). Libby has been shortlisted for the CBCA Awards twelve times; she won the Book of the Year for Younger Readers Award in 1997 with Hannah and the Tomorrow Room, the Picture Book of the Year Award in 2002 for An Ordinary Day, and the Early Childhood Award for Amy and Louis in 2007. The Great Bear (with Armin Greder) won the Bologna Ragazzi Award in 2000, the first time an Australian title won this prestigious award.
Libby has been a teacher and lecturer and is a regular contributor to academic courses and national conferences. She is actively involved in writers' organisations and chaired the Australian Society of Authors 1999-2001. In 1997 she was awarded the Lady Cutler award for services to Children’s Literature and in 2007 she received an AM for services to literature and literacy education.
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