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Libby Gleeson AM (born 1950) is an Australian children's author.〔(It's an Honour )〕 Born in Young, New South Wales, she is one of six children, the sister of former ABC TV Washington Correspondent Michael Gleeson and the mother of ''Home and Away'' actress Jessica Tovey. Her sister, Margie Gleeson, works as the head teacher of Creative and Performing Arts at Albury High School. She studied at the University of Sydney where she took history before teaching for two years in the rural town of Picton near Sydney. In the mid-1970s she lived for five years in Italy where she taught English and then London, where she began to write her first novel, ''Eleanor Elizabeth''. Once returned from overseas she taught at the University of Sydney. In the last twenty years, she has written twenty books and taught occasional courses in creative writing.〔(Small print )〕 She specialises in picture books, novels for young children and also novels for slightly older readers. She's also written scripts for the ABC's ''Bananas in Pyjamas'' and ''Magic Mountain''. She is married to scientist Euan Tovey, has three adult daughters and lives in Sydney's inner west. ==Picture books== *''One Sunday'' Illustrated by John Winch *''Mum Goes to Work'' Illustrated by Penny Azar *''Where's Mum?'' Illustrated by Craig Smith *''Sleep Time'' Illustrated by Armin Greder *''Big Dog'' (1991) Illustrated by Armin Greder *''The Princess and the Perfect Dish'' (1995) Illustrated by Armin Greder *''The Great Bear'' (1999) Illustrated by Armin Greder *''An Ordinary Day'' (2001) Illustrated by Armin Greder *''Shutting the Chooks In'' (2003) Illustrated by Ann James *''Cuddle Time'' (2004) Illustrated by Julie Vivas *''Amy and Louis'' (2006) Illustrated by Freya Blackwood *''Clancy and Millie and the Very Fine House'' (2009) Illustrated by Freya Blackwood *''A Simply Spectacular Hat'' (2009) Illustrated by Dee Texidor 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Libby Gleeson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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