Matt Shanks

Photograph by Simon Eeles, courtesy of The Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation

About The Author

Matt Shanks is an internationally published and critically-acclaimed author/illustrator of over twenty picture books, several of which have received awards. Working in mixed media, he creates books with heart, humour and imagination to delight and inspire readers around the world. He is a two-time fellow of the May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust and an Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation ambassador. Matt loves on Bunurong/Boon Wurrung land (Melbourne, Australia) with his partner and cat.

Books by Matt Shanks

My Sister, the Todzilla
By Jacinta Froud
Illustrated by Matt Shanks
She’s hungry, she’s cranky, she’s feeling too hot.
It’s way past nap time and she’s not in her cot.
She’s snotty and teary – there is no room for error.
Incredible, unstoppable, titan of terror!

What would you do if a toddler tornado tore through your toys? Get ...
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When the Mountain Wakes
By Matt Shanks

A sweeping, profound and ambitious picture book. A powerful reflection on hope and healing, When the Mountain Wakes is a classic in the making.

Somewhere, towards the beginning of time, a mountain rose from the ocean and came to rest above the clouds.

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