Swan Lake HB

Author(s): Anne Spudvilas

Picture Books | 9. CBCA 2018 Shortlist

The iconic ballet Swan Lake, the tragic love story of a princess transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer, has been revered for more than a century. In this atmospheric adaptation, Anne Spudvilas reimagines the classic tale of passion, betrayal, and heartbreak in the dramatic riverscape of Australia's Murray-Darling basin.

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2018 QLA  Children's Award Shortlist

Anne Spudvilas is a multi-award-winning illustrator of children's books and an established portrait painter and printmaker. Her first picture book, The Race by Christobel Mattingley, was awarded the Crichton Award for Illustration and was a CBCA Honour Book. Her bestselling books include The Peasant Prince by Li Cunxin, which won the NSW and Queensland Premiers' Awards in 2008 and Jenny Angel by Margaret Wild which was CBCA Picture Book of the Year in 2000.


Anne's move to the Murray River has inspired her latest book, an illustrated retelling of the classic ballet story Swan Lake. She lives in Wentworth, where the Murray and Darling rivers meet, surrounded by birds and river red gums.

General Fields

  • : 9781743318454
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin Children's Books
  • : 526.0
  • : July 2017
  • : 300mm X 235mm
  • : Australia
  • : May 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : YBCS
  • : 48
  • : 823.92
  • : English
  • : 1117
  • : Hardback
  • : Anne Spudvilas