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Robin McMaugh Klein is a well-known Australian author of books for children. She was born 28 February 1936, in Kempsey, New South Wales and now resides near Melbourne.
Klein was one of nine children. She had her first short story published at the age of sixteen. She worked in number of jobs before becoming an established writer, such as tea lady at a warehouse, as a bookshop assistant, a nurse, copper enamelist, and program aide at a school for disadvantaged children .
Several of her books have been short-listed for the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award, including Hating Alison Ashley (also a film starring Delta Goodrem) and Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (filmed as a television series for the Seven Network in 1992). Klein's novel Came Back to Show You I Could Fly won a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989 and also won the 1990 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers. It was filmed as Say a Little Prayer in 1993. She wrote her first short story at the age of 16.The Listmaker . Many others have also won or been short listed.
1978 - Special mention, Critici in Erba Prize at Bologna for The Giraffe in Pepperell Street
1989 - Human Rights Literature and Awards
1991 - Canberra’s Own Outstanding List , Fiction for Older Readers Award for People Might Hear You
1992 - Canberra’s Own Outstanding List , Fiction for Older Readers Award for Came Back to Show You I Could Fly
The giraffe in Pepperell Street (Hodder and Stoughton, 1978) illustrated by Gill Tomblin
Thing (Oxford University Press, 1982) illustrated by Alison Lester
People Might Hear You (Puffin Books, 1983)
Junk Castle (Oxford University Press, 1983) illustrated by Rolf Heimann
Penny Pollard's Diary (Oxford University Press, 1983) illustrated by Ann James
Oodoolay (Era Publications, c1983) illustrated by Vivienne Goodman
Brock and the dragon (Hodder & Stoughton, 1984) pictures beGCSZXy Rodney McRae
Ratbags and rascals : funny stories (J.M. Dent, 1984) illustrated by Alison Lester
Thingnapped! (Oxford University Press, 1984)
Hating Alison Ashley (Puffin Books, 1984)
Penny Pollard's Letters (Oxford University Press, 1984) illustrated by Ann James
Thalia, the failure (Ashton Scholastic, 1984) illustrated by Rhyll Plant
The Enemies (Angus & Robertson, 1985) illustrated by Noela Young
Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (Viking Kestrel, 1985)
Serve him right! (Edward Arnold (Australia), 1985) drawings by john Burge
You're on your own! (Edward Arnold, 1985)
Good for something (Edward Arnold Australia, 1985)
Separate places (Roo Books, 1985) illustrated by Astra Lacis
Snakes and Ladders : poems about the ups and downs of life (J.M. Dent, 1985) illustrated by Ann James
Games (Viking Kestrel, 1986) illustrations by Melissa Webb
Penny Pollard in Print (Oxford University Press, 1986) illustrated by Ann James
Boss of the Pool (Omnibus in association with Penguin, 1986)
The princess who hated it (Omnibus Books, 1986) illustrated by Maire Smith
Robin Klein's crookbook (Methuen Australia, 1987) illustrated by Kristen Hilliard
Don't tell Lucy (Methuen Australia, 1987)
Birk, the Berserker (Omnibus Books, 1987) illustrated by Alison Lester
The lonely hearts club (Oxford University Press, 1987) with Max Dann
I shot an arrow (Viking Kestrel, 1987) illustrated by Geoff Hocking]
Christmas (Methuen, c1987) illustrated by Kristen Hilliard
Penny Pollard's Passport (Oxford University Press, 1988) illustrated by Ann James
Laurie Loved Me Best (Viking Kestrel, 1988)
Jane's mansion (Shortland, 1988) illustrated by Melissa Webb
The Kidnapping of Clarissa Montgomery (Shortland, 1988) illustrated by Jane Wallace-Mitchel
Penny Pollard's Guide to Modern Manners (Oxford University Press, 1989)
Against the odds (Puffin Books, 1989) illustrated by Bill Wood
Honoured guest (Angus & Robertson, 1989)
Came Back to Show You I Could Fly (Viking Penguin, 1989)
The ghost in Abigail Terrace (Omnibus Books, 1989) illustrated by Margaret Power
Tearaways (Puffin, 1991, c1990) (First published as Stories to make you think twice )
Boris and Borsch (Allen & Unwin, 1990) illustrated by Cathy Wilcox
Tearaways (Viking, 1990)
All in the Blue Unclouded Weather (Viking, c1991)
Dresses of Red and Gold (Viking, 1992)
Amy's Bed (Omnibus Books, 1992) illustrated by Coral Tulloch
Seeing Things (Penguin Books Australia, 1993)
Turn Right for Zyrgon (Puffin, 1994)
The Sky in Silver Lace (Penguin, 1995)
Thing finds a job (Hodder Headline, 1996) with Alison Lester
Thing's concert (Hodder Healine, 1996) with Alison Lester
Thing's birthday (Hodder Headline, 1996) with Alison Lester
Thingitis (Hodder Headline, 1996) with Alison Lester
The Listmaker (Viking, 1997)
Barney's Blues (Puffin, 1998) illustrated by David Cox
The Goddess (Lothian, 1998) illustrated by Anne Spudvilas
Gabby's fair (Omnibus Books, 1998) illustrated by Michael Johnson
Penny Pollard's scrapbook (Hodder Children's Books Australia, 1999) illustrated by Ann James
Anything happens
Adaptations
Thing - Television
Penny Pollard's Diary - Television
Hating Alison Ashley - Play; adapted for the stage by Richard Tulloch
Hating Alison Ashley - Film; adapted for the screen by Chris Anastassiades and Christine Madafferi, 2005.
Boss of the pool - Play; adapted for the stage by Mary Morris
Say a Little Prayer - Film; adapted for the screen and Directed by Richard Lowenstein, 1993.
Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left - Television; adapted for the screen by Michael Harvey and John Reeves, 1994.
Total Books: 133
