Gregory Rogers
Gregory Rogers | |
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Born | Gregory John Rogers 19 June 1957 Brisbane, Queensland |
Died | 1 May 2013 | (aged 55)
Occupation | Illustrator and Writer of Children's Books |
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | Queensland College of Art |
Notable works |
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Notable awards | Kate Greenaway Medal |
Gregory John Rogers (19 June 1957 – 1 May 2013)
Life and career
Rogers was born on 19 June 1957, in Brisbane to Marie Bohlscheid and Rex Rogers and grew up in Coorparoo.[5] He studied at the Queensland College of Art[3] (fine art) and worked as a graphic designer before taking up freelance illustration in 1987.[1]
Rogers has illustrated many books including Margaret Card's Aunty Mary's Dead Goat, Ian Trevaskis's The Postman Race, Gary Crew's Tracks and Lucy's Bay, Libby Hathorn's Way Home, and Nigel Gray's Running Away From Home. Beside the Greenaway Medal, Way Home also won a Parents' Choice Award in the U.S. and was shortlisted for the APBA book design awards.[clarification needed]
Nevertheless, his most widely held work in
Rogers played several musical instruments—the
Rogers died 1 May 2013 in Brisbane from stomach cancer.[2]
Books
Solo works
According to Publishers Weekly, Rogers was "best known in [the U.S.] for his sequence of three wordless picture books".[2]
- The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard (Crows Nest, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin, 2004)[6]
- Midsummer Knight (2006)
- The Hero of Little Street (2009)
- Omar the Strongman, text and illustrations (Scholastic Press, 2013), OCLC 849998521
As illustrator
- Enter Bob Dickinson (1988) by Kay Arthur
- Grandma's Memories (1989) by Virginia King
- Zoe At The Fancy Dress Ball (1990) by Susan Reid
- Lucy Meets A Dragon (1990) by Susan Reid
- Aunty Mary's Dead Goat (1990) by Margaret Card
- The Postman's Race (1991) by Ian Trevaskis
- Space Travellers (1992) by Margaret Wild
- Tracks (1992) by Gary Crew
- Lucy's Bay (1992) by Gary Crew
- Great Grandpa (1994) by Susan McQuade
- Way Home (Andersen, 1994) by Libby Hathorn
- The Bent-Back Bridge (1995) by Gary Crew
- Running Away From Home (1996) by Nigel Gray
- The Island (1996) by Michael O'Hara
- What Goes With Toes? (1996) by Jeri Kroll
- Beyond The Dusk (2000) by Victor Kelleher
- The Platypus (2000) by Jo Brice
- The Gift (2000) by Libby Hathorn
- Princess Max (2001) by Laurie Stiller
- The Rainbow (2001) by Gary Crew
- Theseus and the Minotaur (2002) by Janeen Brian
- Tiddalick the Thirsty Frog (2003) by Mark Carthew
- The Brothers Grim (2004) by Janeen Brian
- It's True! Fashion Can Be Fatal (2004) by Susan Green
- Flitterwig (2009) by Edrei Cullen
- Clearheart (2009) by Edrei Cullen
- Scatterbungle (2011) by Edrei Cullen
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Gregory Rogers". Allen & Unwin – Children Author Display. Allenandunwin.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Gregory Rogers, 1957–2013". Publishers Weekly. May 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ^ CILIP. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ^ "Libby Hathorn". AUSTLIT (austlit.edu.au). Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ a b "Fryer Folios, July 2013" (PDF). University of Queensland (uq.edu.au). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Formats and Editions of The boy, the bear, the baron, the bard". WorldCat. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
External links
- Gregory Rogers at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The boy, the bear, the baron, and the bard in libraries (WorldCat catalog) —immediately, first edition with library catalogue summary
- Gregory Rogers at AUSTLIT
- Gregory Rogers at Library of Congress, with 22 library catalogue records