[(A Bug Called Doug)] [By (author) Chris Collin ] published on

by Chris Collin

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About the author

Chris Collin is an independent author based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Chris has published three wonderful Australian children's books under his own publishing label - Funkybooks.
'Funky Chicken : A Bushy Tale of Crocs and Chooks' was published in Feb 2013 and has been extremely well received in schools throughout Australia. This title is an Australian best-seller and was shortlisted for the 2014 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards and is in the Premiers Reading Challenge Book List in Qld, NSW and Victoria.
His second book A Bug Called Doug was released in March 2014 and is also a best seller This title was long-listed in the 2015-2016 ISLN (International School Library Network) Red Dot Awards and is in the Queensland Premiers Reading Challenge Book List. With its gentle message about preconceived ideas and 'Doug' being a native recycler, this book is proving to be very popular in schools throughout Australia and internationally.
Chris' third title 'Funky Chicken: Chooks in Space' was released in 2015 and is well on it's way to becoming an Australian best-seller.
Chris writes in rhyme and his style may be best described as whacky, rhyming Australian verse. Chris performs highly interactive author presentations in schools and early learning centres and performs skype workshops for schools in remote Australian communities and around the world!