Mandy Foot Explained

Mandy Foot is a South Australian based illustrator of children's picture books, graphic design and artwork. She has won a number of awards including a Crystal Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and a Karajia Award, the Wilderness Society's Environment Award for Children's Literature.

Career

Foot commenced her illustration career working at the Adelaide Zoo Education Service where she worked for over 15 years.^[1] She has illustrated over 25 books specifically for young children under the age of seven.^[2] Most of her work focusses on Australian themes, particularly anthropomorphic animals and birds in rural settings.^[3]

Awards

• 2019 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards, shortlisted Birth to Three Years for Hush Say The Stars (by Margaret Spurling)^[4]
• 2021 ACT Notable Book Awards 2021 winner The Last Dragon^[5]
• 2022 The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature shortlisted Warna-Manda Baby: Earth Walk^[6]
• 2023 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for Bev & Kev^[7]
• 2023 Children's Book of the Year Awards: Early Childhood Honour book - Bev & Kev ^{[8] [9]}

Works

• The Wheels on the Bus (2010) illustrated by Mandy Foot
• Old MacDonald Had a Farm (2010) illustrated by Mandy Foot
• Come Fly with Captain Kangaroo (2011) illustrated by Mandy Foot
• Little Roo went to Market (2015) illustrated by Mandy Foot
• Hush Say the Stars (2018) written by Margaret Spurling and illustrated by Mandy Foot
• Hip Hop Barn (2019) written by Phil Cummings and illustrated by Mandy Foot
• Joey and Riley (2019) written and illustrated by Mandy Foot
• The Last Dragon (2021) written by Dr Charles Massy and illustrated by Mandy Foot
• Warna-Manda Baby: Earth Walk (2021) written by Susan Betts and illustrated by Mandy Foot
• Let the Singing Begin (2022) written by Mike Dumbleton and Linda Dumbleton and illustrated by Mandy Foot
• Bev & Kev (2022), written by Katrina Germein and illustrated by Mandy Foot

Notes and References

1. Web site: Austlit . Mandy Foot AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . 2023-08-09 . www.austlit.edu.au . en.
2. Web site: Mandy Foot . 2023-08-03 . Adelaide Illustrators . en.
3. Web site: Australian Writers' Centre . Author-illustrator Mandy Foot shares the creative process behind her gorgeous picture books . 2023-08-09 . Australian Writers' Centre . en-AU.
4. Web site: 2019-07-03 . Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2019 shortlists announced . 2023-08-19 . Books+Publishing.
5. Web site: 2022-07-30 . Omar's book takes a top local prize . 2023-08-09 . Canberra CityNews . en-AU.
6. Web site: Wilderness Society Karajia & Environment Awards for Children's… . 2023-08-09 . Wilderness Society . en.
7. Web site: 2023-06-03 . Crystal Kite award for Katrina Germein and Mandy Foot . 2023-08-09 . SCBWI Australia East Blog . en-AU.
8. Web site: CBCA . 2023-08-09 . www.cbca.org.au.
9. Web site: Elle . Vanessa . 2023-08-18 . Adelaide author and illustrator duo honoured in the CBCA 2023 Book of the Year Awards . 2023-08-19 . Glam Adelaide . en-AU.