| Susana Olaondo | |
| Birth Date: | 27 May 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Occupation: | Writer, illustrator |
| Known For: | Children's literature |
Susana Olaondo (born 27 May 1953) is a Uruguayan writer and illustrator.
Susana Olaondo was born in Montevideo in 1953. She studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and introduction to visual and technical language in gardening, and graduated from the Municipal School of Gardening. Since 1990 she has held a plastic expression workshop for children where creativity is encouraged. The author highlights her versatility by writing her own stories and illustrating them. She initially started writing and drawing for her two children. In 1990 she illustrated her first book, La Tía Merelde, and since then has continued to work in children's literature.[1] Several of her books have been published and translated in the United States and Chile.[2] She has published several works, including an audiobook for the Braille Foundation of Uruguay.
The author has demonstrated her passion for nature, plants and animals, taking these elements as inspiration to reflect on later in her books. Some of her stories (Felipe, Olegario, Una Pindó) have been theatrically adapted.[3]
| Year | Title | ISBN | Publisher | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | La Tía Merelde | Ediciones Mosca Hnos. | |||
| 1992 | Te lo dije Nino | Ediciones Mosca Hnos. | |||
| 1992 | Olegario un bicho de luz apagado | Ediciones Mosca Hnos. | |||
| 1994 | Un Pato | Ediciones de autor | |||
| 1994 | Violeta | Ediciones de autor | |||
| 1994 | Vamos | Ediciones de autor | |||
| 1995 | La radio de Don Marío | Braille Foundation of Uruguay | Audiobook | ||
| 1996 | Felipe | ||||
| 1997 | Una Luna | ||||
| 1998 | Un cuento de papel | ||||
| 2001 | Julieta: ¿Qué plantaste? | ||||
| 2001 | Violeta | Reissue | |||
| 2002 | Uno de conejos | ||||
| 2002 | Cuentos para contar | Asociación Ser del Uruguay | Proceeds donated to Hospital Pereira Rossell | ||
| 2003 | Una Pindó | ||||
| 2004 | Olegario | Reissue | |||
| 2004 | Meleté | Trilce | |||
| 2004 | Vamos | Trilce | Reissue | ||
| 2005 | Si vas a dibujar... | ||||
| 2005 | La Huella | Trilce | |||
| 2006 | El lapicito verde | Trilce | |||
| 2006 | Palabras | ||||
| 2006 | Merelde y los lunares | ||||
| 2007 | Un Mago | Sudamericana | |||
| 2007 | Una lombriz y un águila | ||||
| 2008 | Gato blanco, gato negro[8] | ||||
| 2008 | Meleté | Reissue and new format | |||
| 2009 | Jugamos | ||||
| 2009 | Mimos | ||||
| 2009 | ¡Hay que insistir! | ||||
| 2010 | La huella | ||||
| 2010 | ¡Por un Color...! | ||||
| 2016 | Los patos no tienen ombligo |