Phil Cummings Explained

Phil Cummings is a South Australian children's fiction author. Born in Port Broughton, his first book, "Goodness Gracious", was published in 1989.^{[1] [2] [3]} Since then he has published over 100 children's books.

Two of Cummings' works have been turned into theatrical productions. Windmill Performing Arts produced a production of "Boom Bah!" in 2008,^[4] and John Schumann composed a musical version of "Danny Allen was here" for the 2012 Festival of Music.

Cummings collaborated with Glyn Lehmann to write two musicals suitable for primary schools to perform. The first is Arlie Abbstock and the Incredible Cape which can be part of the performing arts curriculum. The second musical focuses on environmental issues entitled One Drop of Rain.^[5] In addition Cummings and Lehmann wrote a song for Children's Book Week entitled A Book Will Take You There.

Awards

• Carclew Fellowship, 1998.^[6]
• Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book for Breakaway, 2002.
• Adelaide Festival of Arts Awards for Children's Literature, shortlisted, for "Danny Allen was here", 2008.^[7]
• CBCA 2016 Honour Picture Book of the Year for “Ride, Ricardo, Ride!”^[8]
• CBCA 2018 Shortlisted Book of the Year : Early Childhood for "Boy"^[9]
• "Boy" was the winner of the 2017 Children's Peace Literature Award^[10] and chosen for the 2021 International Board of Books for Young people (IBBY) Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities.^[11]

Partial bibliography

• Cummings, Phil; Smith, Craig (illustrator). (1989). "Goodness Gracious!" Ashton Scholastic Books Australia.
• Cummings, Phil. (1997). "Angel". Random House Australia.
• Cummings, Phil. (2000). "Breakaway". Random House Australia.
• Cummings, Phil. (2002). "Tearaway". Random House Australia.
• Cummings, Phil. (2007). "Danny Allen Was Here". Pan Macmillan.
• Cummings, Phil. (2008). "Take it Easy, Danny Allen". Pan Macmillan.
• Cummings, Phil; Rycroft, Nina (illustrator). (2008). "Boom Bah!" Working Title Press.

External links

• • Phil Cummings on Austlit

Notes and References

1. Heuzenroeder, Catherine (1 July 2012). "Children's author draws from book of life". ABC RiverRetrieved 16 September 2012
2. "Bio. "Phil Cummings". Retrieved 16 September 2012
3. News: Phil Cummings - Pan Macmillan Australia. Pan Macmillan Australia. 2018-05-19. en-GB.
4. Bryne, Matt (11 July 2008). "Boom Bah! by Windmill Performing Arts". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 16 September 2012
5. Web site: Premier's Reading Challenge Ambassadors . 16 October 2023 . Premier's Reading Challenge South Australia.
6. "Phil Cummings", Premier's Reading Challenge, South Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
7. Bogle, Deborah. (5 February 2008). Festival Awards for Literature shortlist announced. Adelaide Now. Retrieved 16 September 2012
8. Web site: CBCA.
9. Web site: CBCA. www.cbca.org.au. en-AU. 2018-05-19.
10. News: 'Boy' wins 2017 Children's Peace Literature Award Books+Publishing. 2018-05-19. en-AU.
11. Web site: 2021-08-08 . Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities . 2023-06-30 . IBBY Australia . en.