Christobel Mattingley

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BornChristobel Rosemary Shepley
(1931-10-26)26 October 1931
Brighton, South Australia
Died (aged 87)
Glenside, South Australia
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAustralian
Christobel Mattingley
BornChristobel Rosemary Shepley
(1931-10-26)26 October 1931
Brighton, South Australia
Died (aged 87)
Glenside, South Australia
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania

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]

Children's books

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