Debra Tidball

Debra Tidball is a picture book author, social worker, blogger and children's book reviewer. Debra's book When I See Grandma , illustrated by Leigh Hedstrom (Wombat Books, 2014) won the Children's section Caleb Award, and was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year. The Scared Book , illustrated by Kim Siew (Lothian/Hachette, 2017) won the SCBWI Crystal Kite (Australia East and NZ), was a CBCA 2018 notable book, and shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year. Debra's...See more

Debra Tidball is a picture book author, social worker, blogger and children's book reviewer. Debra's book When I See Grandma , illustrated by Leigh Hedstrom (Wombat Books, 2014) won the Children's section Caleb Award, and was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year. The Scared Book , illustrated by Kim Siew (Lothian/Hachette, 2017) won the SCBWI Crystal Kite (Australia East and NZ), was a CBCA 2018 notable book, and shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year. Debra's most recent book, Anchored , illustrated by Arielle Li, was published by Exisle Books in 2023. Debra has an MA in Children's Literature from Macquarie University and lives in Sydney with her family. See less