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Lorette Broekstra

Lorette Broekstra was born in Yallourn, in Victoria, Australia, the youngest of 4 daughters. She has loved drawing from a very young age. She studied Graphic Design in Melbourne. After graduating, she moved to Holland where she worked as a freelance artist for 8 years. While in Holland, she had two children.

Broekstra returned to Australia and began writing and illustrating children's books. Her her first book, Baby Bear goes to the Zoo, won the Crichton Award for Illustration in 2000. She wrote four more books in the Baby Bear series, as well as another series called Hugo the Elephant.

In addition to her own work, Broekstra has illustrated books written by other artists. She teaches at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and the Council of Adult Education in Melbourne.

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  • Cover of: Baby Bear Goes to the Beach

    First published in 2000 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Baby Bear Goes Camping

    First published in 2000 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Baby Bear Goes to the Farm

    First published in 2002 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Hugo the Flying Firefighter (Hugo series)

    First published in 2005 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Hugo the Lifesaving Sailor (Hugo series)

    First published in 2006 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Baby Bear's Adventures

    First published in 2002 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: El Osito Peluche Va A La Granja

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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Juvenile fiction, Bears, Fiction, Camping, Child and youth fiction, Elephants, Farms, Air pilots, Animals, Beach, Beaches, Children's fiction, Fire, Fire fighters, Fire fighters, fiction, Lifesaving, Ours, Rescues, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Sailing, Seashore, Zoos

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  • OLID: OL2803443A

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July 23, 2012 Edited by Sarah Breau Added new photo
July 23, 2012 Edited by Sarah Breau Added new photo
July 23, 2012 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added link
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import