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Candy Gourlay

3.8/5 ( ratings)
Born
April 18 2022
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Hello Goodreaders! If you'd like news about me and my books, do check out my website www.candygourlay.co.uk where I blog now and then, or subscribe to my profile @candygourlay on Instagram. Happy goodreading!

Candy Gourlay was born in the Philippines, grew up under a dictatorship and met her husband during a revolution. Growing up, she wondered why books only featured pink-skinned children who lived in worlds that didn’t resemble her tropical home in Manila. It took her years to learn that Filipino stories too, belong in the pages of books.

Her latest book is Mike Falls Up, illustrated by Carles Ballesteros, a portal fantasy for young readers beginning to explore beyond picture books. She has written a comics biography Illustrated by Tom Knight of the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who happens to be credited with “discovering” the Philippines. Her novel Bone Talk was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Costa Prize in 2019 – it is set in the moment when headhunting tribes in the Philippines come face to face with American invaders. Her picture book, Is It a Mermaid, lushly illustrated by Francesca Chessa, was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Shine a ghost story for teens was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Book Prize. Her debut Tall Story was listed for 13 prizes including the Waterstones, the Blue Peter and the Branford Boase. It won the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe and the National Book Award in the Philippines.

Candy is not on Facebook.

Candy Gourlay

3.8/5 ( ratings)
Born
April 18 2022
Website
Go to Website
Twitter
Go to Twitter Account
Hello Goodreaders! If you'd like news about me and my books, do check out my website www.candygourlay.co.uk where I blog now and then, or subscribe to my profile @candygourlay on Instagram. Happy goodreading!

Candy Gourlay was born in the Philippines, grew up under a dictatorship and met her husband during a revolution. Growing up, she wondered why books only featured pink-skinned children who lived in worlds that didn’t resemble her tropical home in Manila. It took her years to learn that Filipino stories too, belong in the pages of books.

Her latest book is Mike Falls Up, illustrated by Carles Ballesteros, a portal fantasy for young readers beginning to explore beyond picture books. She has written a comics biography Illustrated by Tom Knight of the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who happens to be credited with “discovering” the Philippines. Her novel Bone Talk was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Costa Prize in 2019 – it is set in the moment when headhunting tribes in the Philippines come face to face with American invaders. Her picture book, Is It a Mermaid, lushly illustrated by Francesca Chessa, was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Shine a ghost story for teens was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Book Prize. Her debut Tall Story was listed for 13 prizes including the Waterstones, the Blue Peter and the Branford Boase. It won the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe and the National Book Award in the Philippines.

Candy is not on Facebook.

Books from Candy Gourlay

Tall Story

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Bone Talk

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Is it a Mermaid?

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Hinabing Gunita (Woven Memories): Filipinos in the United Kingdom

4/5 ( ratings)

Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 10: Tree Tops Myths And Legends: Animal Tricksters

4/5 ( ratings)

Sirena Ba 'Yan?

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Shine

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Ferdinand Magellan (The First Names Series)

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Oxford Reading Tree Treetops Myths and Legends: Levels 10 and 11: Pack of 6

4.2/5 ( ratings)

One Snowy Night (Animal Anthologies)

4.2/5 ( ratings)
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