作者介绍
詹姆斯·弗利（James Foley）为孩子们创作绘本，儿童文学和漫画。詹姆斯是S.Tinker Inc图像小说系列的作者兼插画家，也是Tim Harris的Toffle Towers系列的插图画家。詹姆斯较早的著作《我的死兔子》(My Dead Bunny)，《狮子》(In The Lion)，《最后的维京人》(The Last Viking)和《最后的维京人归来》(The Last Viking Returns)都获得了奖项，包括儿童选择奖，澳大利亚儿童图书委员会年度图书奖的入围名单，以及国际青年图书馆白乌鸦短名单。詹姆斯是“家中的书”（Books In Homes）和“澳大利亚读书室”（Room To Read Australia）的大使。James Foley – Children's writer & illustrator
作者曾获奖：
Stellarphant
– Winner, 2022 Children’s Book Council of Australia Sun Project: Shadowers’ Choice Awards, Picture Book of the Year category
– Honour Book, 2022 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Picture Book of the Year category
– Shortlist, WA Young Readers’ Book Awards, Picture Book category
– International Youth Library’s White Ravens List 2022
– 2022 Better Reading Top 50 Kids’ Books
– Shortlist, 2021 Aurealis Awards, Best Children’s Fiction category
– Shortlist, 2022 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Members’ Choice Award (the ‘Crystal Kite’; Australia/NZ region)
– Shortlist, 2021 WA Premier’s Book Awards, The Premier’s Prize for Writing for Children
– Shortlist, Speech Pathology Australia’s Book of the Year Awards 2022
Chickensaurus
– Shortlist, 2021 Comic Arts Awards of Australia (the Ledgers)
– Longlist, 2020 Notable Australian Graphic Novels (Australian Library and Information Association, ALIA)
Toffle Towers, Book 1
– Shortlist, 2021 Kids’ Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALAs): Fiction for Older Readers category
– Shortlist, 2021 Young Australian Best Book Awards (YABBAs): Fiction for Older Readers category
– Shortlist, 2021 Kids’ Reading Oz Choice Awards (KROCs): Fiction for Older Readers category
Dungzilla
– Finalist, 2017 Aurealis Awards (Graphic Novel/Illustrated Work category)
– Shortlist, 2018 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (Younger Readers category)
Brobot
– Shortlist, 2017 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (Younger Readers category)
– Finalist, 2016 Aurealis Awards (Graphic Novel/Illustrated Work category)
My Dead Bunny
– Shortlist, 2016 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Picture Book of the Year category
– Honour Award, 2017 Kids’ Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALAs)
– Shortlist, 2017 Young Australian Best Book Awards (YABBAs): Fiction for Older Readers category
– Shortlist, 2017 Kids’ Reading Oz Choice Awards (KROCs): Fiction for Older Readers category
The Last Viking Returns
– Winner, 2015 West Australian Young Readers’ Hoffman Award (highest-ranked book by a WA creator)
– Finalist, 2014 Aurealis Awards
In The Lion
– 2013 International Youth Library’s White Raven list
– Notable Book, 2013 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Picture Book of the Year category
– Shortlist, 2014 West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards (Picture Book category)
The Last Viking
– Winner, 2012 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Members’ Choice Award (the ‘Crystal Kite’; Australia/NZ region)
– Winner, 2012 West Australian Young Readers’ Hoffman Award (highest-ranked book by a WA creator)
– Winner, 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia Junior Judges Awards
– Shortlist, 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Early Childhood Book of the Year
– Notable Book, 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, Picture Book of the Year
– Shortlist, 2012 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
– Finalist, 2011 Aurealis Awards
2010, 2007: ‘The Rigger’ Award for Outstanding Contribution to WA Cartooning (Australian Cartoonists’ Association).
2009: Shortlisted in the CYA Conference Competition, picture book category.