Ursula Dubosarsky

51 books • 4 series


Ursula Dubosarksy is a multi-award winning novelist and one of Australia's finest writers for children. She was born in Sydney in 1961. After studying several languages at university, she taught French to primary school children. She then travelled to Israel where she spent one of her most memorable years on a kibbutz. Since 1989, Ursula has published many award-winning books including The White Guinea-Pig, The First Book of Samuel, High Hopes and Abyssinia. Her work is recognised overseas as well as in Australia: the Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English describes her as 'one of the most original voices in Australian writing for young people'. Ursula Dubosarsky is the Australian Children's Laureate for 2020 - 2021.
Oct 3, 2024
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Ethel the Penguin

May 2, 2023
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Hercules Quick's Big Bag of Tricks

Mar 1, 2022
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Mary and Marcus

Nov 3, 2020
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Pierre’s Not There

Jul 6, 2019
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Fairy Bread

Sep 6, 2018
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The Blue Cat

Mar 28, 2018
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Brindabella

Mar 1, 2017
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One Little Goat

Apr 7, 2016
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Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta): Talkative Tombstone

Mar 10, 2016
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Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta): Quivering Quavers

Oct 21, 2015
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Reindeer's Christmas Surprise

Aug 13, 2015
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Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) (CRYPTIC CASEBOOK OF COCO CARLOMAGNO (AND ALBERTA))

Apr 14, 2015
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The Great War

Oct 22, 2014
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The Talkative Tombstone: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 6 (CRYPTIC CASEBOOK OF COCO CARLOMAGNO (AND ALBERTA), #6)

Jul 23, 2014
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The Quivering Quavers: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 5 (CRYPTIC CASEBOOK OF COCO CARLOMAGNO (AND ALBERTA), #5)

Jul 23, 2014
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The Quivering Quavers: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 5

Apr 23, 2014
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The Dismal Daffodil: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 4 (CRYPTIC CASEBOOK OF COCO CARLOMAGNO (AND ALBERTA), #4)

Apr 23, 2014
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The Dismal Daffodil: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 4

Dec 15, 2013
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Las Aventuras de Oso y Plumas

Aug 6, 2013
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The Golden Day

Jun 29, 2013
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The Missing Mongoose: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 3

Jun 29, 2013
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The Missing Mongoose: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 3 (CRYPTIC CASEBOOK OF COCO CARLOMAGNO (AND ALBERTA), #3)

May 27, 2013
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The Looming Lamplight: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 2

May 27, 2013
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The Looming Lamplight: The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno (and Alberta) Bk 2 (CRYPTIC CASEBOOK OF COCO CARLOMAGNO (AND ALBERTA), #2)