Steven Herrick is the author of twenty-two books of poetry and fiction for children and young adults. His books have been shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards on seven occasions and he has twice won the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. In 2013, his most recent verse-novel for children, Pookie Aleera is not my Boyfriend was shortlisted for six major literary awards and was joint-winner of the Western Australia Premier’s Literary Award for children’s literature. In the past twenty-five years, he has toured throughout Australia and the world, reading his poetry to over half a million students in more than five thousand schools.
Steven can be booked for school shows at http://www.youngaus.com.au
Books of poetry and verse novels for children and young adults:
– Pookie Aleera is not my boyfriend – University of Qld Press
– Untangling Spaghetti – University of Qld Press
– Cold Skin – Allen & Unwin
– by the river – Allen & Unwin
– the simple gift – University of Qld Press
– a place like this – University of Qld Press
– Naked Bunyip Dancing – Allen & Unwin
– lonesome howl – Allen & Unwin
– Tom Jones Saves The World – University of Qld Press
– Do-wrong Ron – Allen & Unwin
– Poetry, to the rescue – University of Qld Press
– love poems and leg-spinners – University of Qld Press
– my life my love my lasagne – University of Qld Press
– love, ghosts and nose hair – University of Qld Press
– the spangled drongo – University of Qld Press
– Water Bombs – University of Qld Press
Please click on following link to view cover of Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend.
More links:
http://www.stevenherrick.com.au
http://dothebikething.blogspot.com/
http://poetryfootballtravel.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001962054584&sk=wall
Australian Children’s Poetry 