Name: Wendy Hartmann
Photo: Wendy Hartmann
  • Writer
  • Born on 27 May 1947
  • in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Committee Member of SA SCBWI

2005 - SHUTER & SHOOTER

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The Letter (illus. by Chantelle Thorne)
The Whoosh (illus. by Wendy Robinson)
Here and There (illus. by Wendy Robinson)

ONE SUN RISES

An African Counting Book

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(illus. by Nicolaas Maritz)
2000 Tuttle-Mori Agency
1997 Anansi Publishers
1994 Dutton (USA)

1994 United States Parent’s Choice Award for best illustrations


Wendy Hartmann

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Wendy Hartmann has been writing for many years. She has written television scripts for children’s programmes and has had more than 25 children’s books published. These have been published in South Africa, America, Britain and Japan and have been translated into other languages. Her books have been selected for Honours Lists and nominated for awards for writing and illustration.

Wendy is able to write at many levels. Her books range from concept and counting beginner readers and picture books to High Interest/Low Vocabulary readers. Her latest High/Low Reader Alive and Free is due to be published by Human & Rousseau in 2006. Two picture books are scheduled for 2007.

She lives in Table View, Cape Town, in a house overlooking the famous Table Mountain.

2001 - MASKEW MILLER LONGMAN

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Brother Monster (illus. by Trish de Villiers)
Patrick the Pig (illus. by Nikki Jones)
Cats (illus. by Sheri Hornsey)

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THE DINOSAURS
ARE BACK

and it’s all your fault Edward

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(Hartmann/Daly, illus. by Niki Daly)
2000 Aladdin Paperbacks
1998 Red Fox edition
1996 Bodley Head UK
1997 Magaret K.Mcelderry

1998 An IRA/CBC Children’s Choice

ALL THE MAGIC
IN THE WORLD

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(illus. by Niki Daly)
2002 Songololo Books 2nd ed.
1995 Red Fox edition (UK)
1993 Songololo Books (SA)
1993 Dutton (USA)
1993 Bodley Head (UK)
1993 Human & Rousseau

1994 Children’s Book Forum Honours List
1994 IBBY Honours List for best illustrations
1994 Selected Int. Jugend Bibliothek
1994 Selected White Raven’s Catalogue
Bologna Book Fair
1993 Bookchat Award

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