Tania McCartney

Tania McCartney is an Australian author, illustrator, editor and designer.

Biography
She is perhaps most known for over 65 books for children. She has also written books for adults.

McCartney hosts a podcast called The Happy Book. She is the founder of a book review website, Kids' Book Review. She also founded the 52-Week Illustration Challenge, a Facebook group with thousands of members, which ran from 2014-2018.

She has written for various publications, including The Sydney Morning Herald Tickle the Imagination, Australian Women Online, and Beijing Kids.

Selected works

 * Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline. National Library of Australia, 2012.
 * This is Captain Cook. National Library of Australia, 2015.
 * Peas in a Pod. EK Books, 2015.
 * Smile Cry. EK Books, 2016.
 * Australia Illustrated. EK Books, 2016.
 * See Hear. EK Books, 2018.
 * Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather. National Library of Australia, 2020.
 * Ivy Bird. Blue Dot Kids Press, 2020.

A Kid's Year series

 * An Aussie Year. EK Books, 2013.
 * An English Year. EK Books, 2015.
 * A Scottish Year. EK Books, 2015.
 * A New York Year. EK Books, 2016.
 * A Texas Year. EK Books, 2016.
 * A Canadian Year. EK Books, 2017.
 * A Kiwi Year. EK Books, 2017.

Evie and Pog series

 * Party Perfect! HarperCollins AU, 2020.
 * Take Off! HarperCollins AU, 2020.
 * Puppy Playtime! HarperCollins AU, 2020.

Plume series

 * Plume, World Explorer. Hardie Grant, 2021.
 * Plume, Global Nibbler. Hardie Grant, 2022.
 * Plume, Festival Seeker. Hardie Grant, 2022.
 * Plume, Christmas Elf. Hardie Grant, 2023.

Riley series

 * Riley and the Sleeping Dragon: A Journey around Beijing. Tania McCartney, 2008.
 * Riley and the Dancing Lion: A Journey around Hong Kong. Tania McCartney Press, 2009.
 * Riley and the Curious Koala: A Journey around Sydney. Tania McCartney Press, 2010.
 * Riley and the Grumpy Wombat: A Journey around Melbourne. Ford Street Publishing, 2011.
 * Riley and the Jumpy Kangaroo: A Journey around Canberra. Ford Street Publishing, 2013.