MORE ABOUT ANNA
Anna Pignataro has created more than seventy books for children. Her first picture book won the Crichton Award for Book Illustration and many of her books have been shortlisted and have received Notable Book Commendations from The Children’s Book Council. Anna’s book “The Heart Of A Whale” was the Winner in the Children’s Picture Book Category of the International Book Awards.
Anna’s books have featured on children’s television programmes such as Play School, Humphrey and Warrawy and are published all over the world. You can find her books in UK, USA, North America, Canada, France, The Netherlands, Romania, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Turkey, Portugal and Argentina and they are translated into thirteen different languages. She is also the author of a junior fiction series, “Butterfly Girls” and paints images for greeting cards, stationary and wellness books.
Anna is a keen dream interpreter and astrologer, an enthusiastic potter and a devoted movie watcher.
AWARDS
2021 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Shortlist: A Thousand Kisses From Mummy by Anna Pignataro. Scholastic Press Scholastic Australia.
2020 Winner International Book Awards Children’s Picture Book Hardback : The Heart Of A Whale by Anna Pignataro. Philomel Books Penguin Random House US.
2020 Amazon Best Book Pic January : The Heart Of A Whale by Anna Pignataro. Philomel Books Penguin Random HouseUS.
2019 The Kirkus Star : The Heart Of A Whale by Anna Pignataro. Philomel Books Penguin Random House US.
2018 CBCA Awards Longlist Picture Book Notable: Clare’s Goodbye written by Libby Gleeson & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Little Hare Books.
2018 CBCA Awards Longlist Early Childhood Notable: Clare’s Goodbye written by Libby Gleeson & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Little Hare Books.
2017 Australian Family Therapist Award for Children’s Literature Shortlist: Agatha and the Dark by Anna Pignataro. The Five Mile Press.
2017 CBCA Awards Longlist Early Childhood Notable: Agatha and the Dark by Anna Pignataro. The Five Mile Press.
2017 New Work Grant Australia Council For The Arts: Agatha and Marie Antoinette
2016 The Australian Family Therapists Award For Children’s Literature Shortlist: Being Agatha by Anna Pignataro. The Five Mile Press.
2016 WA Premiers Book Awards Shortlist: Being Agatha by Anna Pignataro. The Five Mile Press.
2016 Australian Book Industry Awards Longlist: Being Agatha by Anna Pignataro. The Five Mile Press.
2016 CBCA Awards Early Childhood Notable: Too Busy Sleeping, written by Zanni Loiuse & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Little Hare Books.
2015 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Shortlist: Our Love Grows by Anna Pignataro. Scholastic Australia.
2014 CBCA Awards Early Childhood Notable: B is for Bedtime, written by Margaret Hamilton & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Little Hare.
2014 Endorsement by The Blake Society: Elephants Have Wings, written by Susanne Gervay & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Ford Street.
2013 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Shortlist, SWW Biennial Book Award, CBCA Awards Picture Book of the Year Notable and Early Childhood Notable: Ships in the Field, written by Susanne Gervay & Illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Ford Street.
2009 CBCA Awards Early Childhood Notable: Sun, written by Natalie Jane Prior & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. ABC Books.
2009 CBCA Awards Early Childhood Notable: Star, written by Natalie Jane Prior & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. ABC Books.
2008 CBCA Awards Early Childhood Notable: Brave Little Penguin by Anna Pignataro. Scholastic Australia.
2007 CBCA Awards Picture Book of the Year Notable: Stephen’s Music, written by Sofie Laguna and illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Lothian Books.
2005 CBCA Awards Early Childhood Notable: Once Upon a Time in the Kitchen, written by Carol Odell & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Citrus Press.
2004 CBCA Awards Early Childhood Notable: The Great Big Animal Ask, written by Libby Hathorn & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Lothian Books.
2003 Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist, CBCA Awards Picture Book of the Year Notable: Little Red Bear, written by Penny Matthews & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Scholastic Australia.
2002 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Notable: Waiting for Mum, written by Helen Lunn & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Scholastic Australia.
2000 CBCA Picture book of the year Notable “Unknown” written by Colin Thompson & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Hodder Children’s Books.
2000 YABBA Children’s Choice Shortlist : The Staircase Cat, written by Colin Thompson & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Hodder Children’s Books.
1999 CBCA Awards Picture Book of the Year Shortlist: The Staircase Cat, written by Colin Thompson & illustrated by Anna Pignataro. Hodder Children’s Books.
1998 Crichton Award for Illustration: Winner Anna Pignataro
Upcoming books
“For You” published by Scholastic Press 2021
“Seal Child” written by Robert Vescio published by New Frontier Publishing 2021
“Grandpa Loves You” published by Scholastic Press 2021
“Florence and Fox” written by Zanni Louise published by Walker Books 2021
CLIENTS INCLUDE :
New Frontier Publishing
Penguin Random House (US)
Scholastic Australia
Scholastic (UK)
Scholastic Canada
Scholastic Asia
Scholastic (US)
Walker Books
Little Hare Books
Hardie Grant Egmont
Kane Miller
little bee books
MEIS & MAAS
Editorial El Ateneo
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Windy Hollow Books
Lothian Books
Allen & Unwin
Ford Street
ABC Books
