Summer Time

Age range 3+ Summer is here. Put your school shoes away, The long, lazy days can begin. Mangoes and magpies, municipal pools… Take a deep breath and dive in. The bestselling creators of Alphabetical Sydney and Numerical Street are back with their new picture book, Summer Time – a stunning tribute to an Australian summer.

Since writing Wolf Lullaby in 1995, Hilary’s plays have been produced nationally by Griffin, STC, Belvoir, Black Swan, Deckchair, La Boite, NORPA, the National Theatre of Parramatta and Vitalstatistix; in the US by Atlantic and Steppenwolf; and in the UK by the National’s Connections programme. These include Fortune, The Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Ruysch, The Falls, Memmie Le Blanc, The Red Balloon, The White Divers of Broome, The Splinter, Victim Sidekick Boyfriend Me, The Mysteries: Genesis (with Lally Katz), The Red Tree, and adaptations of Chekhov’s The Seagull, Moliere’s The Hypochondriac, and Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors. She was associate writer on Paul Capsis’ Angela’s Kitchen. She has written libretti for opera, musicals and song cycles. She is a multi-award-winner, with accolades including Philip Parsons, Jill Blewitt, Bug’n’Bub (USA), Aurealis Fiction, the Eric Kocher (USA), Inscription, a Helpmann and two AWGIEs. Hilary is a graduate of the Juilliard Playwrights’ Studio, NIDA, and AFTRS. She was the 2003-04 Tennessee Williams Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of the South, Tennessee, and in 2013 the Patrick White Playwriting Fellow at the STC. She is also the creator, with artist Antonia Pesenti, of best-selling picture book Alphabetical Sydney. Antonia Pesenti is a Sydney based architect and illustrator. After graduating from Architecture at Sydney University, Antonia relocated to Paris, working as an architect for 8 years. Parallel to her work there, Antonia spent her time discovering and documenting Paris through drawing, developing a passion for illustrated books. Today she combines co-directing the award-winning design partnership MAKE Creative with illustrating/designing and making beautiful books, exploring all formats from experimental zines through to picture books.