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Tania McCartney
is an Australian author, editor, publisher, blogger, magazine writer and mango devourer.
She is the author of the Riley travelogue series of picture books and has also published adult non-fiction. There's some boring details here.
School visits
are something Tania loves to do and you can find out more about a fantastically fun author visit here. For more information on Tania's amazing writer in residence programme for schools, click here to request a prospectus.
Did you know?
Tania has lived in France, England and China. She still speaks French très bien and can shop up a storm in Putonghua (that's Mandarin to you).
Tania loves mangoes, kids, wasabi (ouch!), books and sparkling mineral water.
She was born on a little island called Tasmania where she developed a loving relationship with raspberries.
She was born on the 19th of February and she is an Aquarian Earth Monkey Empress Master Jade Goddess.
Tania lives in Canberra with a very nice husband and two little Aussie adventures... Ella and Riley.
She doesn't like mugs. She does like Japanese fabric. She doesn't like worms. She does like stickers.
Her favourite authors include Enid Blyton and David Shannon. Her favourite books include Knuffle Bunny and Where the Wild Things Are.
One of her favourite things in the whole wide world is reading to kids.
Grownups can see all the boring stuff that kids aren't really interested in, like Tania's creative history and writing résumé here. (Sorry, kids - yawn!)
The Real Riley
Oh yes, there is a real Riley. He may not travel in a red tin plane but he is a little adventurer and he's Tania's son! Here he is having a laugh over one of his favourite authors, David Shannon.
Riley is football mad (any code will do) and has a mean drop kick.
He was born in 2003 and is an Aquarian Goat (I really think he's a bit of a monkey) Sports Mad Coocoolala.
He likes food that crunches and cracks - nothing smooshy, like marshmallows.
He loves books, boardgames, electronic games (sigh) and anything that involves running or swimming or a ball.
If you want to, Riley can also sign a book for you, yes he can.
Kieron Pratt and Tina Snerling are responsible for all the gorgeous critters and peeps dotting this website. They are also responsible for making Tania a very happy author, because they make her books look good, and kids love books that look good, do they not?
Tania McCartney Press
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