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Gus Gordon

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Gus Gordon is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and author. He has illustrated and written over 80 books for children.

His illustrations are known for their loose and energetic line work, mixed media and humour. His writing is always anthropomorphic – where animals take the place of humans in the narrative. He attributes this to his love of Kenneth Grahame's Wind in The Willows. His picture book 'Herman and Rosie' (Penguin), a musical love story set in New York, was sold at auction in New York to US publisher Neal Porter Books (Macmillan) and has since been sold into twelve countries. It has been adapted for the stage by several theatre companies, was chosen as the ‘Read for Australia’ book and won the 2013 CBCA 'Honour Award' for be ...more

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	Herman and Rosie 4.22 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Somewhere Else 3.86 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wendy 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Peach 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dirt Experiment (Hotshots, #10) by Gus Gordon (Goodreads Author), Richard Glover it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Somewhere Else: A Picture Book 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Day with Noodles. Gus Gordon 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Cow, Hear Me Moo! by Jill Esbaum, Gus Gordon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.65 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Catawampus Cat by Jason Carter Eaton (Goodreads Author), Gus Gordon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.79 avg rating — 291 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life and Other Massive Mistakes (My Life #3) by Tristan Bancks (Goodreads Author), Gus Gordon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gus Gordon and 1 other person liked RhiannaH's review of Somewhere Else: "A lovely book that illustrates how help from our friends can encourage us to be braver and to live outside our comfort zone. "
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Gus Gordon liked Heather's review of Somewhere Else: A Picture Book: "A charming book for anyone who loves travel or French or has experienced disappointment and deferred dreams."
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Gus Gordon and 1 other person liked Linda 's review of Somewhere Else: "George, a duck, stays home baking pastries as year after year, his friends fly to other wonderful places, “somewhere else”. They’ve tried to get George to go, but he always has an excuse to say “no”. He has more baking to do, yoga lessons, tv watc..." Read more of this review »
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I don't read a lot of historical fiction but this book, set in the sixteenth century, was a fantastic read. Loved all the cooking references and mouth watering descriptions - you could almost smell the dishes. Unique, well crafted story telling and w ...more
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