Magical visits to an Art Gallery
Anne’s books will intrigue any imaginative young reader with a fascinating cast of characters that have been skillfully drawn out of beautifully reproduced Australian paintings.
In the adventure book, Imagine this!, Ginger and Beau take Polly to visit an art gallery and they are amazed at what they discover by investigating the pictures especially when given a hint to spark their natural curiosity.
In another creative journey, Maddie and Will embark on an extraordinary art gallery adventure. They find the ‘Lost Girl’ and follow a pictorial detective trail by inspecting clues in works of art by some of Australia’s best known and most loved artists.
These magical stories introduce a new generation to Australian art which they may have otherwise missed.
The books will fascinate children from 4 to 10 and can be read to and explored by younger ones.
Suzanne Edgar
POET & AUTHOR
The Lost Girl is brilliant and most of all original . . . The illustrations are good fun, clean and sharp . . .
Clearly imaginative story that would appeal to the age group.
Sasha Grishin
CANBERRA TIMES
Anne Gray's latest venture is a curious and engaging children's story . . . featuring high-quality reproductions of the paintings . . . juxtaposed with lively illustrations of the modern-day protagonists drawn by Tony Flowers.
Art Teacher
LIVERPOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL, NSW
The Lost Girl gave our students a new way to engage with and appreciate artwork . . .they now view the works as a 3 dimensional world. Where the students themselves try to peek over the shoulder of the children in the picture to see what they are looking at.
Olivia Streeton
GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER
OF ARTHUR STREETON
I thought the story was
a delight and the reproductions were wonderful.
About the Author
Anne Gray AM is a children’s author, art historian and independent art curator and lecturer. She has many publications to her name.
In the past, she has written children’s plays and adapted children’s stories for ABC radio. She has worked with Children’s Activities Time Society (CATS), Perth.
She has written widely on Australian art and artists and has curated over 40 exhibitions on Australian art, including several on Australian Impressionist artists.
She was Head of Australian Art at the National Gallery of Australia from 2001 to 2016, and has worked in the art museum profession for over 40 years in Canberra and Perth, including working as Educator at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
She has a PhD from the University of Melbourne.