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Gus Gordon is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and author. He has illustrated and written over 80 books for children. His books which include Wendy, Herman and Rosie (2013 CBCA Honour book), Somewhere Else (2017 Speech Pathology book of the year), The Last Peach and Finding François have sold in over 20 countries worldwide and have received wide international recognition. He has been shortlisted for the German Youth Literature Award, the Sakura Medal in Japan, the Kirico book awards in Spain, the Les Incorruptibles prize in France, the Premio Anderson Children's Book award in Italy and has twice been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world's largest award for children's and young adult literature. He lives with his wife and three kids in Sydney, Australia.

Somewhere Else, Penguin Australia, 2017

2017 Selected as a 'Notable book' in the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2017 Book of the Year Awards - Picture Book category
2017 Shortlisted in the Queensland Literary Awards - Griffith University Children's Book Award
2017 Shortlisted in the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year awards
2017 Awarded Book of the Year (5 - 8 years) in the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year awards
2017 Junior Library Guild selection
2017 Selected as an international White Raven book

Herman and Rosie, Penguin Australia, 2012

2013 'Honour Book' award in the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2013 Book of the Year Awards - Picture Book category
2013 Shortlisted in the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2013 Book of the Year Awards - Picture Book category
2013 Selected for the New York Society of Illustrators 2013 Original Art Show for the year's best illustrated children’s books
New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013
Publishers Weekly The Best New Books for The Week list
American Booksellers Association Winter 2013–2014 Kids’ Indie Next List
Junior Library Guild selection
Huffington Post Best Picture Books of 2013 (Most charming)
2013 Shortlisted in the 2014 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature - Children’s literature category
2013 Selection as the National Literacy and Numeracy Week's (NLNW) 'Read For Australia' book, where a book is simultaneously read on a chosen day in schools and libraries across the country
2013 Adapted as a musical production by West Australia's Kaleidoscope Ensemble
2013 Adapted for the stage by the theatre company Tony Bones Entertainment for a national schools tour
2014 Nominated for Japan's Sakura Medal in the English picture book category
2014 Shortlisted for The German Youth Literature Award in the picture book category
2014 Nominated for the 2014/2015 Les Incorruptibles prize in France
2014 Finalist in the 2014/2015 Kirico book awards in Spain
2015 Shortlisted for the Premio Anderson Children's Book awards in Italy
2016 Adapted as a 'jazz opera' musical production by Theater Pfütze in Nuremberg, in collaboration with the Theatre Fürth
2017 Adapted as a production by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra