Tania McCartney
Tania McCartney (born 1968) is an Australian author and illustrator.

Biography 
She is perhaps most known for her dozens of books for children. She has also written books for adults. 

McCartney hosts a podcast called The Happy Book. She is the founder of a book review website, Kids' Book Review. She also founded the 52-Week Illustration Challenge, a Facebook group with thousands of members, which ran from 2014-2018.

She has written for various publications, including The Sydney Morning Herald Tickle the Imagination, Australian Women Online, and Beijing Kids.

Selected works 

 Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline. National Library of Australia, 2012.
 This is Captain Cook. Christina Booth, illustrator. National Library of Australia, 2015.
 Peas in a Pod. EK Books, 2015.
 Smile Cry. EK Books, 2016.
 Australia Illustrated. EK Books, 2016.
 See Hear. EK Books, 2018.
 Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather. National Library of Australia, 2020.
 Ivy Bird. Blue Dot Kids Press, 2020.

A Kid's Year series 

 An Aussie Year. EK Books, 2013.
 An English Year. EK Books, 2015.
 A Scottish Year. EK Books, 2015.
 A New York Year. EK Books, 2016.
 A Texas Year. EK Books, 2016.
 A Canadian Year. EK Books, 2017.
 A Kiwi Year. EK Books, 2017.

Evie and Pog series 

 Party Perfect! HarperCollins AU, 2020.
 Take Off! HarperCollins AU, 2020.
 Puppy Playtime! HarperCollins AU, 2020.

Plume series 

 Plume, World Explorer. Hardie Grant, 2021.
 Plume, Global Nibbler. Hardie Grant, 2022.
 Plume, Festival Seeker. Hardie Grant, 2022.

Riley series 

 Riley and the Sleeping Dragon: A Journey around Beijing. Tania McCartney, 2008.
 Riley and the Dancing Lion: A Journey around Hong Kong. Tania McCartney Press, 2009.
 Riley and the Curious Koala: A Journey around Sydney. Tania McCartney Press, 2010.
 Riley and the Grumpy Wombat: A Journey around Melbourne. Ford Street Publishing, 2011.
 Riley and the Jumpy Kangaroo: A Journey around Canberra. Ford Street Publishing, 2013.

References

External links 

 
 Media coverage
 Tania McCartney on Goodreads
 Tania McCartney on YouTube
 Kid's Book Review podcast
 Interview on Reading with a Chance of Tacos podcast
 Interview with the Australian Writers' Centre
 Interview with Her Canberra

 

1968 births
Living people
Australian women writers
Australian children's book illustrators
Australian children's writers
21st-century Australian women writers