Where the Forest Meets the Sea (1988) (also released in big book format).Her work focuses on a diverse range of issues including: family, society, sustainability, the environment, car-free urban spaces, urban sprawl, land degradation, introduced pests, Australian outback and wildlife.īaker was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2021 and again in 2022. Baker was the IBBY Australian nominee for the prestigious 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. Window was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in Great Britain and both Window and Mirror won the Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award. Among them is Where The Forest Meets the Sea (about the Daintree Rainforest), a Boston Globe-Horn Honour Book, and the recipient of an International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Award and a Friends of the Earth Award in Great Britain. īaker is the author-artist of a number of award-winning picture books. They are part of many public art collections and have been exhibited in galleries in London, New York and throughout Australia. Baker’s collages illustrate her picture books, but also stand individually as works of art. 'When I can, I like to use textures from the actual materials portrayed, such as bark, feathers, cracked paint, earth, knitted wool and rusty tin… so that their natural textures become an integral part of the work'. īaker uses a variety of textures in her works. īaker developed the illustrations for her first book, Grandfather, during her final year at Croydon School of Art. Her book, Home in the Sky (1984), was developed there. In the early 1980s, she lived in New York on an Australia Council Visual Arts Board residency.

She studied graphic design at Croydon School of Art and Brighton Polytechnic, earning honours in art and design, before making her home in Australia in 1975. Her books have won many awards.īaker was born in London, England on 2 November 1950. Jeannie Baker is an English-born Australian children's picture book author and artist, known for her collage illustrations and her concern for the natural environment.

Collage constructions and children's picture books

Window by Jeannie Baker