Paul Jennings is a renowned Australian children's author born in 1943 in the UK. He emigrated to Melbourne, Australia at age 6 and attended schools in Bentleigh West and Caulfield. After becoming a teacher, Jennings published his first book "Unreal!" in 1985, which launched his successful writing career. He is acclaimed for his original and entertaining stories that appeal to child readers through his unique narrative style. Jennings has received many honors, including the Sakura Medal in 2011, for his significant contributions to children's literature.

1. Paul Jennings
Born April 30th,1943 in Heston, UK.
Awards:
The Sakura Medal • Paul Jennings is a he went to Frankston
2011 children's author and was Teachers College ( now
Monash University born in the United part of Monash
Fellowship 2010 Kingdom in Heston. At University ) and became a
YABBA Young
the age of 6, he teacher. He taught
Australians Best Book
Award emigrated to Melbourne, students at Frankston
COOL Canberra's Australia on a boat. state school, Kangaroo
own outstanding list There, he attended Flat State School, the
Award Bentleigh West primary Turana Youth Training
West Australian Young
school and Caulfield Centre, and the Royal
Readers Book Award
WAYRA Grammar school. After Children's Hospital state
graduating from school school.

2. • List of books written by • In 1995 he was appointed • He nearly didn't become
Paul Jennings Member of the Order of a writer because his story
• Unreal! Australian theAustralia got rejected but the
day Honors List for women's weekly
• Uncanny! service to children's magazine when he was
• Unbearable! literature . only 16. It put him off for
• He won the Gold Puffin awhile until he was thirty
• Unbelievable!
something and then he
award for selling 1million
• The gizmo 1 and 2 released "unreal" in 1985.
books in Australia .
• Unmentionable! • He was very successful
• He won the Kroc awards
• Undone! after that. He makes kids
in 2000 for no's 1,3,4,6,7
who hate reading
• Uncovered! in the top ten books.
suddenly love it and he
• Unseen! • He won the Dromkeen spends time visiting
Medal for significant schools and encouraging
• Round the Twist contributions to the kids to read.
• The uncollected series appreciation and
development of children's
• Craig Garthwaite Kereru
• The gizmo series 1. March 14 th 2012.
literature in 2001.
• The wicked! Series
• He likes to end his stories
• Deadly! Series with a twist.
• The Cabbage Patch Fib • He has lots of short story
series. collections, his style is
• I like Paul Jennings adapted to television
because he has original series for children.
and entertaining books
• It is narrative and
and some very quirky...
persuasive style,but quite
He also knows how it feels
unique in the way he
to be a child so he would
writes to keep children
know what children want
interested using slang and
to read. He has also won
words known to Ozzie
many awards such as the
and kiwi kids.
Sakura Medal and the
CROW award.