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Gabrielle Wang

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Melbourne, Australia

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Gabrielle Wang is an award winning children’s author born in Melbourne of Chinese heritage. Her great grandfather came to Victoria during the Gold Rush, settling in the town of Wahgunyah on the Murray River. In her twenties Gabrielle lived in China and Taiwan where she studied Chinese language, traditional painting and calligraphy. After working as a graphic designer she discovered a love of painting pictures with words. Since then she has written 16 books for children and young adults. Gabrielle’s stories are a blend of Chinese and Western culture with a touch of magic. She has twice won the Aurealis Award for Best Children’s fiction, and her books have been named Notables in the CBC Awards and highly commended in the Prime Minister's Awar ...more

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	A Ghost in My Suitcase 3.84 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Paradise 3.87 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of Empress Cassia 3.86 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 2000 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meet Poppy (Our Australian Girl - Poppy, #1) by Gabrielle Wang (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Race for the Chinese Zodiac 3.87 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wishbird 4.05 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poppy at Summerhill (Our Australian Girl - Poppy, #2) by Gabrielle Wang (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poppy and the Thief (Our Australian Girl - Poppy, #3) by Gabrielle Wang (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon 4.10 avg rating — 94 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meet Pearlie (Our Australian Girl - Pearlie, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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CHINESE PAINTING WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS

PLACE: DROMKEEN, 1012 Kilmore Rad, RIDDELLS CREEK, VICTORIA

DATE: SUNDAY JUNE 2

In these fun, relaxing workshops, I’ll be teaching the rudiments of Chinese brush painting and students will complete their own paintings of bamboo and birds. This class is especially good for those who think they are not very artistic. The simple methods I use to teach means students come away feeling proud of their fin

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Our Australian Girl - Poppy (4 books)
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Ghost in my Suitcase (2 books)
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Our Australian Girl - Pearlie (4 books)
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Jan 10, 2012 03:36PM

Hi Debbie, I haven't been on for ages because I forget to use Goodreads. Just saw your friend request yesterday, sorry. I probably won't be on much as I'm so time poor this year.
Have a great year!

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message 1: by Debbie

Jan 10, 2012 12:42AM

Hi Gabrielle. Thanks for accepting my friend request - it's good to see you here on Goodreads. I look forward to comparing books with you. :)

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