| Ursula Dubosarsky is widely regarded as one of the most talented and original writers in Australia today. She is the author of many outstanding books, both for young adults and for children. Ursula has won several awards for excellence, including the 1994 Victorian Premier's Literary Award and the 1994 New South Wales State Literary Award for The White Guinea-Pig. The First Book of Samuel won the New South Wales Premier's Ethnic Affairs Commission Award and was named an Honour Book in the 1996 Australian Children's Book of the Year Awards. Ursula lives in Sydney with her husband Avi, her daughter Maisie, and sons Dover and Bruno. |