Mike Dumbleton Explained

Mike Dumbleton is an Australian writer of children's books and a literacy consultant.^[1] He was granted the Federal Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy in 2016.

Biography

Dumbleton moved to Australia in 1972, where he worked as a teacher for many years. He published his first children's book, Dial-a-Croc in 1991,^[2] In 2006 Dumbleton took up a position teaching in New York, where he remained for nine years before returning to South Australia.^[3]

Awards

• Won - Speech Pathology Book of the Year 2003 in Best Speech and/or Sound Awareness Book category for Muddled-up Farm by Mike Dumbleton and Jobi Murphy

Works

Children's books

• Dial-a-Croc (1991)
• Passing On (2001) "Book of the Year - Early Childhood" shortlist. ^[4]
• Muddled-up farm (2003) "Best Speech and/or Sound Awareness Book" 2003, Speech Pathology Australia.^[5]
• Cat (2007) "Honours - Early Childhood" (2008) Children's Book Council of Australia
• Jump and Shout (2017) "CBCA Notable 2018" and shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book Awards 2018. ^[6]
• Digger (2018)^[7]

Productions

His picture book Cat, created with illustrator Craig Smith, was produced as a theatrical production by Windmill Performing Arts in 2007 after winning the "‘Picture Book to Performance Project".^{[8] [9]} Cat had previously received an Honours award in the Early Childhood category by the Children's Book Council of Australia in 2008.^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: Mike Dumbleton. Penguin Books. 2018-05-19. en.
2. "Biographical Information", Mike Dumbleton: Official website of the author. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
3. Bogle, Deborah. (31 January 2015). "Read all about it ...we're on the write track", The Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia. p41.
4. Web site: Hamilton . Margaret . 2021 . CBCA Book of the Year Awards 1946 onwards (PDF) . The Children's Book Council of Australia.
5. "Who else has won the Book of the Year Awards", Speech Pathology Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
6. Web site: Mem: 9975408 . Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2018 shortlists announced Books+Publishing . 2022-12-21 . en-AU.
7. Book: Mike., Dumbleton. Digger. 2018. Allen & Unwin. 9781760296735. Sydney. 1019857188.
8. Beaumont, Ursula (9 July 2007). "Adelaide Reviews: Cat", Australian Stage. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
9. "Story leaps on to stage", (9 June 2007). The Courier Mail, Brisbane, Australia.
10. "Blabey wins prestigious book award", (16 August 2008). The Courier Mail, Brisbane, Australia.