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Jacqui Halpin

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Brisbane, Australia

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Children's, Biography, Children's

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Jacqui Halpin is a former registered nurse, tuckshop convenor and now children's author. Her passion for children's literature started when reading bedtime stories to her children. They outgrew their childhood books but Jacqui never did. In fact, she was determined to write her own.

Jacqui writes picture books, middle grade, non-fiction and short stories. She has also co-written her father’s memoir, A Long Way from Misery, as she believes it’s important to record the experiences and tales of Australia’s older generations before they are lost. And he certainly had a story worth telling!

Jacqui's first picture book, Parmesan, the Reluctant Racehorse, was published by Little Pink Dog Books in October 2017. Her second picture with Little Pink Do ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 38 ratings · 12 reviews · 7 distinct works

	A Long Way from Misery by Jack Turner, Jacqui Halpin (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	Parmesan, the Reluctant Racehorse 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	Where's Lucky? by Jacqui Halpin (Goodreads Author), Sandra Severgnini 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings	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
	Behind the Wattles by David Vernon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Poole (Contributor), Kerry Lown Whalen (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	It's Time All Possums Went To Bed 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	Australia Remembers: Wartime Nurses: Care and Compassion 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Jacqui Halpin rated a book it was amazing 11 Ruby Road: 1900 by Charlotte Barkla (Goodreads Author)	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
A great read and a wonderful insight into the lives of Australian children at the turn of last century.
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