Requiem for a Beast
Appearance
Author | Matt Ottley |
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Publication date | 2007 |
Requiem for a Beast is a 2007 multi-modal work by Matt Ottley, incorporating a graphic novel and musical composition. It won Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book in 2008.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Award-winning picture book's 'ugly themes' defended". ABC News. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Critics blast award for Australian children's book". CBC. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Hateley, Erica (June 2014). "Requiem for a beast: a case study in controversy". In Suzuki, A (ed.). The Asian Conference on Literature and Librarianship 2014: Official Conference Proceedings. The International Academic Forum. p. 1-13.
- Hale, Elizabeth (October 2020). "Facing the Minotaur in the Australian Labyrinth: Politics and the Personal in Requiem for a Beast". In Marciniak, Katarzyna (ed.). Chasing Mythical Beasts: The Reception of Ancient Monsters in Children's and Young Adults' Culture. Universitätsverlag Winter. p. 157-174. ISBN 9783825378745.