REBECCA YOUNG
I grew up in suburban Sydney with two brothers, a swing set and the scent of gardenias. My days were filled with chalk drawings on driveways, backyard battles, blanket forts, dollhouse drama, journal ramblings... and lots and lots of picture books.
These days I love working with words and pictures as both a publisher and an author. Teacup (illustrated by Matt Ottley) won the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2016 and has been published internationally. The Speedy Sloth (illustrated by Heath McKenzie) was ALIA’s National Simultaneous Storytime picture book for 2023.
Website: rebeccayoung.com.au
THE SPEEDY SLOTH
It was finally time for the event of the year, Spike couldn’t believe it—The Great Race was here! The other sloths said it couldn’t be done, but Spike didn’t care, she was ready to run!
The official story chosen for ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 2023, read by over 2 million readers across Australia and New Zealand!
THE SUPER SPEEDY SLOTH
Ever since she was small, Spike wished she could be, a Super Speedy Sloth on a great rescue spree. The other sloths said it just wasn’t right. But Spike was ready to show them her might! A joyful and inspiring zero-to-hero story.
SNEAK PEEK DOWNLOAD HERE
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A W A R D S
Teacup – Winner of the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature in the NSW Premier’s Literacy Awards, a finalist in the Queensland Literary Awards and IBBY Australia’s 2018 Honour Book for Illustration.
Button Boy – a Notable Book for the 2012 CBCA Book of the Year Award, Early Childhood.