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Mike Lucas
12 books17 followersMike was born in Plymouth, England, and moved to Adelaide, Australia, in 2010.
His first picture book, Olivia’s Voice, was a CBCA Notable in 2018. Later that year, Vanishing, a book that discusses animal extinction, was published. Bad Herbert arrived in 2020. Let's Build a House, the first book in the Let’s Build series was published by Hachette Australia in April 2021. Let’s Build a Backyard followed in 2022. His first YA novel, What We All Saw, published in May 2022 by Penguin Australia, was shortlisted for the Readings Prize, the CBCA Awards and the Prime Minister's Literary Awards. A second YA novel will follow in May 2024. The Christmas Train was published by Little Hare in October 2023.
Mike has written and published several books of nonsense poetry, has had some work highly commended in magazines and contributed to Tadpoles in the Torrens, dedicated to Max Fatchen. He also had a poem selected by US Poet Laureate, Kenn Nesbitt, which appeared in One Minute Till Bedtime, published by Little Brown in the US and Australia in 2016, and another by Brian Moses in a 2021 Anthology with MacMillan UK.
Mike owns and helps to run a bookshop, Shakespeare's, in Blackwood, South Australia. Each year he writes a poem with the CBCA Book Week theme as a title. In 2017 and 2022 he was one of the main organisers of the Adelaide Festival of Children's Books. He has been awarded Honorary Membership of the CBCA SA.
He also works full time as an engineer and is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He is married with two grown up children, three cats and Holly the Bookshop Dog.
Mike has very little time to sleep, but often thinks up a poem or two while he does.
His first picture book, Olivia’s Voice, was a CBCA Notable in 2018. Later that year, Vanishing, a book that discusses animal extinction, was published. Bad Herbert arrived in 2020. Let's Build a House, the first book in the Let’s Build series was published by Hachette Australia in April 2021. Let’s Build a Backyard followed in 2022. His first YA novel, What We All Saw, published in May 2022 by Penguin Australia, was shortlisted for the Readings Prize, the CBCA Awards and the Prime Minister's Literary Awards. A second YA novel will follow in May 2024. The Christmas Train was published by Little Hare in October 2023.
Mike has written and published several books of nonsense poetry, has had some work highly commended in magazines and contributed to Tadpoles in the Torrens, dedicated to Max Fatchen. He also had a poem selected by US Poet Laureate, Kenn Nesbitt, which appeared in One Minute Till Bedtime, published by Little Brown in the US and Australia in 2016, and another by Brian Moses in a 2021 Anthology with MacMillan UK.
Mike owns and helps to run a bookshop, Shakespeare's, in Blackwood, South Australia. Each year he writes a poem with the CBCA Book Week theme as a title. In 2017 and 2022 he was one of the main organisers of the Adelaide Festival of Children's Books. He has been awarded Honorary Membership of the CBCA SA.
He also works full time as an engineer and is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He is married with two grown up children, three cats and Holly the Bookshop Dog.
Mike has very little time to sleep, but often thinks up a poem or two while he does.
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January 9, 2021
Vanishing -Written by Mike Lucas and illustrated by Jennifer Harrison
Published by MidnightSun publishing in 2018
“Once, creatures of all shapes and sizes wandered this empty land. They had horns and wings, scales and feathers. They lived in vibrant forests, desert plains and icy tundras. But where are they now?
Vanishing is a striking tale of our natural world and the looming environmental threats to the creatures that call it home. With stunning illustrations from Jennifer Harrison and the evocative prose of Mike Lucas, Vanishing is an important story about our planet and the creatures we share it with.”
I loved the illustrations in this and think the message shared here is important to share with our future generations. I’d love to see books like this be introduced to children to create a better awareness and a conversation from a young age. Climate change/ eco awareness for children. The end papers broke my heart.
Published by MidnightSun publishing in 2018
“Once, creatures of all shapes and sizes wandered this empty land. They had horns and wings, scales and feathers. They lived in vibrant forests, desert plains and icy tundras. But where are they now?
Vanishing is a striking tale of our natural world and the looming environmental threats to the creatures that call it home. With stunning illustrations from Jennifer Harrison and the evocative prose of Mike Lucas, Vanishing is an important story about our planet and the creatures we share it with.”
I loved the illustrations in this and think the message shared here is important to share with our future generations. I’d love to see books like this be introduced to children to create a better awareness and a conversation from a young age. Climate change/ eco awareness for children. The end papers broke my heart.
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