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Christobel Mattingley

Christobel Rosemary Mattingley AM (26 October 1931 – 1 June 2019)^[1][2] was an Australian author of books for children and adults.^[3] Her book Rummage won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers and Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book in 1982. In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Mattingley was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues".^[4]

Her last book was Maralinga's long shadow: Yvonne's story, which was published in 2016^[5] and won the 2017 the Young People's History Prize at the NSW Premier's History Awards.^[6]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2016)

• Mattingley, Christobel (1970). The picnic dog. Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan. London: Hamish Hamilton.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1973). Queen of the Wheat Castles. Leicester, UK: Brockhampton Press.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1981). Rummage. Illustrated by Patricia Mullins. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2016). Maralinga's long shadow : Yvonne's story. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1975). Lizard Log. Illustrated by Helen Sallis. Australia: Hodder & Stoughton.

• Mattingley, Christobel (1993). No Gun for Asmir. Melbourne: Text Publishing.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1996). Escape from Sarajevo.^[7]

• *Mattingley, Christobel (2002). King of the Wilderness: The Life of Deny King. Melbourne: Text Publishing.

• Mattingley, Christobel (December 2001). "What an exciting find! Deny King's contributions to science". National Library of Australia News. XII (3): 7–10. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
• — (January 2002). "'You have made history' : Deny King's contributions to science". National Library of Australia News. XII (4): 7–10. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
• — (December 2009). "Feisty females : some early Australian 'lady pilots'". The National Library Magazine. 1 (4): 24–27. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015.

• Mattingley, Christobel (1970). The picnic dog. Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1971). The windmill at Magpie Creek. Illustrated by Gavin Rowe.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1971). Worm weather. Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1972). Emu kite. Illustrated by Gavin Rowe.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1973). Queen of the wheat castles. Illustrated by Gavin Rowe.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1973). The battle of the galah trees. Illustrated by Gareth Floyd.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1974). Show and tell. Illustrated by Helen Sallis.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1974). The surprise mouse. Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1975). Lizard log. Illustrated by Walter Stackpool.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1976). The special present. Illustrated by Noela Young.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1976). The long walk. Illustrated by Helen Sallis.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1977). Recent translations of European fiction for older children and young adults.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1977). New patches for old.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1977). The big swim. Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1978). The jetty. Illustrated by Gavin Rowe.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1978). Budgerigar blue. Illustrated by Tony Oliver.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1979). Black dog. Illustrated by Craig Smith.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1981). Brave with Ben. Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1981). Rummage. Illustrated by Patricia Mullins.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1982). Lexl and the lion party. Illustrated by Astra Lacis.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1983). Southerly buster.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1983). Duck boy. Illustrated by Patricia Mullins.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1983). The magic saddle. Illustrated by Patricia Mullins.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1983). The angel with a mouth-organ. Illustrated by Astra Lacis.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1984). Ghost sitter. Illustrated by Christina Brimage.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1985). The miracle tree. Illustrated by Marianne Yamaguchi.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1987). McGruer and the goat. Illustrated by Carol McLean-Carr.
• The Nungas (1988). Survival in our own land: "Aboriginal" experiences in "South Australia" since 1836. edited and researched by Christobel Mattingley, co-edited by Ken Hampton.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1990). The butcher, the beagle and the dog catcher. Illustrated by Carol McLean-Carr.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1991). The great Ballagundi damper bake. Illustrated by Will Mahony.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1992). Maiku walytjapiti = Tucker's mob. Illustrated by Jeanie Adams, Yankunytjatjara translation by Lucy Lester, Sandra Ken and Greg Wilson.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1992). Debatable issues.
• The Nungas (1992). Survival in our own land: "Aboriginal" experiences in "South Australia" since 1836 (Revised Edition). edited and researched by Christobel Mattingley, co-edited by Ken Hampton.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1993). No gun for Asmir. Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1993). The sack. Illustrated by Simon Kneebone.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1994). The race. Illustrated by Anne Spudvilas.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1995). Asmir in Vienna. Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1996). Escape from Sarajevo.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1997). Daniel's secret. Illustrated by Mark Wilson.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1998). Work wanted. Illustrated by Simon Kneebone.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1998). Hurry up, Alice!. Illustrated by Michael Johnson.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1999). Big sister, little sister. Illustrated by Margaret Power.
• Mattingley, Christobel (1999). Cockawun and Cockatoo. Illustrated by Susy Boyer Rigby.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2000). First friend. Illustrated by Craig Smith.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2001). King of the wilderness: the life of Deny King.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2002). Tiger's milk. Illustrated by Anne Ferguson.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2003). Ruby of Trowutta: recollections of a country postmistress. Illustrated by Janet Fenton.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2003). Ginger. Illustrated by Margaret Power.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2005). Nest egg: the Christobel Mattingley reciter: a clutch of poems.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2007). Battle order 204: a bomber pilot's story.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2008). Chelonia Green: champion of turtles.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2009). Maralinga, the Anangu Story. Compiled with Yalata and Oak Valley community elders.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2010). For the love of nature: E.E. Gostelow's birds & flowers.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2010). A brilliant touch: Adam Forster's wildflower paintings.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2011). The eye of the beholder: Peter Dombrovskis, photographer, champion of wilderness.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2012). My father's islands: Abel Tasman's heroic voyages.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2014). Seen but not heard: Lilian Medland's birds.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2016). Forward march. Illustrated by David Kennett.
• Mattingley, Christobel (2016). Maralinga's long shadow: Yvonne's story.