Jackie french author biography outline

Jacqueline Anne "Jackie" French (born 29 November 1953) is an award-winning Australian writer of children's books, and books on gardening.

Jackie French was born in Sydney and grew up in Brisbane.

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She moved to the bush in her early twenties. She likes gardening and has been on the television series Burke's Backyard. She has written more than one hundred books. These books include story books (fiction), and books about true things (non-fiction).

Jackie lives at Araluen, New South Wales.

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Australian author Jackie French wrote more than books for children, young adults, and adults.

She began writing when she was 30, to make money to pay for her car. At the time, she was living in a tin shed with a black snake named "Gladys", and a wombat named "Smudge". Jackie also appears regularly on radio and television.

Picture books

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Shaggy Gully books

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pictures drawn by Bruce Whatley

1. Diary of a Wombat (2003)
2. Pete the Sheep (2004), also known as Pete the Sheep-Sheep in the US
3. The Secret World of