Christobel Mattingley
Australian author (1931–2019)
Christobel Rosemary Mattingley AM (26 October 1931 – 1 June 2019)[ 1] [ 2] was an Australian author of books for children and adults.[ 3] Her book Rummage won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers and Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book in 1982. In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Mattingley was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues".[ 4]
Her last book was Maralinga's long shadow: Yvonne's story , which was published in 2016[ 5] and won the 2017 the Young People's History Prize at the NSW Premier's History Awards .[ 6]
Bibliography
Children's books
Mattingley, Christobel (1970). The picnic dog . Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan. London: Hamish Hamilton.
Mattingley, Christobel (1973). Queen of the Wheat Castles . Leicester, UK: Brockhampton Press.
Mattingley, Christobel (1981). Rummage . Illustrated by Patricia Mullins. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
Mattingley, Christobel (2016). Maralinga's long shadow : Yvonne's story . Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
Mattingley, Christobel (1975). Lizard Log . Illustrated by Helen Sallis. Australia: Hodder & Stoughton.
Young adult books
Mattingley, Christobel (1993). No Gun for Asmir . Melbourne: Text Publishing.
Mattingley, Christobel (1996). Escape from Sarajevo. [ 7]
Adult non-fiction
*Mattingley, Christobel (2002). King of the Wilderness: The Life of Deny King . Melbourne: Text Publishing.
Essays and reporting
Books
Mattingley, Christobel (1970). The picnic dog . Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan.
Mattingley, Christobel (1971). The windmill at Magpie Creek . Illustrated by Gavin Rowe.
Mattingley, Christobel (1971). Worm weather . Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan.
Mattingley, Christobel (1972). Emu kite . Illustrated by Gavin Rowe.
Mattingley, Christobel (1973). Queen of the wheat castles . Illustrated by Gavin Rowe.
Mattingley, Christobel (1973). The battle of the galah trees . Illustrated by Gareth Floyd.
Mattingley, Christobel (1974). Show and tell . Illustrated by Helen Sallis.
Mattingley, Christobel (1974). The surprise mouse . Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan.
Mattingley, Christobel (1975). Lizard log . Illustrated by Walter Stackpool.
Mattingley, Christobel (1976). The special present . Illustrated by Noela Young .
Mattingley, Christobel (1976). The long walk . Illustrated by Helen Sallis.
Mattingley, Christobel (1977). Recent translations of European fiction for older children and young adults .
Mattingley, Christobel (1977). New patches for old .
Mattingley, Christobel (1977). The big swim . Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
Mattingley, Christobel (1978). The jetty . Illustrated by Gavin Rowe.
Mattingley, Christobel (1978). Budgerigar blue . Illustrated by Tony Oliver.
Mattingley, Christobel (1979). Black dog . Illustrated by Craig Smith.
Mattingley, Christobel (1981). Brave with Ben . Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
Mattingley, Christobel (1981). Rummage . Illustrated by Patricia Mullins.
Mattingley, Christobel (1982). Lexl and the lion party . Illustrated by Astra Lacis.
Mattingley, Christobel (1983). Southerly buster .
Mattingley, Christobel (1983). Duck boy . Illustrated by Patricia Mullins.
Mattingley, Christobel (1983). The magic saddle . Illustrated by Patricia Mullins.
Mattingley, Christobel (1983). The angel with a mouth-organ . Illustrated by Astra Lacis.
Mattingley, Christobel (1984). Ghost sitter . Illustrated by Christina Brimage.
Mattingley, Christobel (1985). The miracle tree . Illustrated by Marianne Yamaguchi.
Mattingley, Christobel (1987). McGruer and the goat . Illustrated by Carol McLean-Carr.
The Nungas (1988). Survival in our own land: "Aboriginal" experiences in "South Australia" since 1836 . edited and researched by Christobel Mattingley, co-edited by Ken Hampton.
Mattingley, Christobel (1990). The butcher, the beagle and the dog catcher . Illustrated by Carol McLean-Carr.
Mattingley, Christobel (1991). The great Ballagundi damper bake . Illustrated by Will Mahony.
Mattingley, Christobel (1992). Maiku walytjapiti = Tucker's mob . Illustrated by Jeanie Adams, Yankunytjatjara translation by Lucy Lester, Sandra Ken and Greg Wilson.
Mattingley, Christobel (1992). Debatable issues .
The Nungas (1992). Survival in our own land: "Aboriginal" experiences in "South Australia" since 1836 (Revised Edition) . edited and researched by Christobel Mattingley, co-edited by Ken Hampton.
Mattingley, Christobel (1993). No gun for Asmir . Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
Mattingley, Christobel (1993). The sack . Illustrated by Simon Kneebone.
Mattingley, Christobel (1994). The race . Illustrated by Anne Spudvilas.
Mattingley, Christobel (1995). Asmir in Vienna . Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
Mattingley, Christobel (1996). Escape from Sarajevo .
Mattingley, Christobel (1997). Daniel's secret . Illustrated by Mark Wilson.
Mattingley, Christobel (1998). Work wanted . Illustrated by Simon Kneebone.
Mattingley, Christobel (1998). Hurry up, Alice! . Illustrated by Michael Johnson.
Mattingley, Christobel (1999). Big sister, little sister . Illustrated by Margaret Power.
Mattingley, Christobel (1999). Cockawun and Cockatoo . Illustrated by Susy Boyer Rigby.
Mattingley, Christobel (2000). First friend . Illustrated by Craig Smith.
Mattingley, Christobel (2001). King of the wilderness: the life of Deny King .
Mattingley, Christobel (2002). Tiger's milk . Illustrated by Anne Ferguson.
Mattingley, Christobel (2003). Ruby of Trowutta: recollections of a country postmistress . Illustrated by Janet Fenton.
Mattingley, Christobel (2003). Ginger . Illustrated by Margaret Power.
Mattingley, Christobel (2005). Nest egg: the Christobel Mattingley reciter: a clutch of poems .
Mattingley, Christobel (2007). Battle order 204: a bomber pilot's story .
Mattingley, Christobel (2008). Chelonia Green: champion of turtles .
Mattingley, Christobel (2009). Maralinga, the Anangu Story . Compiled with Yalata and Oak Valley community elders.
Mattingley, Christobel (2010). For the love of nature: E.E. Gostelow's birds & flowers .
Mattingley, Christobel (2010). A brilliant touch: Adam Forster's wildflower paintings .
Mattingley, Christobel (2011). The eye of the beholder: Peter Dombrovskis, photographer, champion of wilderness .
Mattingley, Christobel (2012). My father's islands: Abel Tasman's heroic voyages .
Mattingley, Christobel (2014). Seen but not heard: Lilian Medland's birds .
Mattingley, Christobel (2016). Forward march . Illustrated by David Kennett.
Mattingley, Christobel (2016). Maralinga's long shadow: Yvonne's story .
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