Louise Elisabeth Robertson
Louise Elisabeth Robertson (born 1964 in Northamptonshire) is a British author who writes children's literature. Robertson lives and writes in Scotland. She has spent time in Indonesia and the USA, both countries having influenced her work. She is a member of The Society of Authors, UK, and a fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, London.
Biography
Robertson was brought up in the village of Stoke Bruerne, where the local cricket ground and pavilion are named after her grandparents. She attended Northampton High School for Girls. Her home in Scotland is the city of Perth, where she was made a 'Perth Pioneer' by the city in 2017. Her latest contribution and gift to Perth is a 57-foot mural, featuring landmarks of the city and images from Pictish times. She is actively involved in an educational and creative capacity with the Charter House Project, a project based around James VI and I in Perth.
Robertson is the author of several children's books, including the Woofy Woo Woo series based on fictitious events of Malcolm, Woofy, and Eileen Cooper OBE RA. Her first book in the series, Mantilla Loses It, is now available, and she has just released Woofy Woo Woo and the Grand Exhibition in time for the 250th Anniversary of the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Robertson has had an extensive career as a head teacher of schools in England and Scotland and as a deputy in England and internationally. As an author and educator, she has contributed to educational books, the most recent being a book for early years teachers, Playful Pedagogies: Young Children Learning in an International Context.[1][2][3]
Awards
In 2017, Woofy Woo Woo won the International Book Award, sponsored by American Book Fest, in the category of Children's Picture Book: Softcover Fiction.[4]
Publications
- Robertson, Louise (2016). Woofy Woo Woo The Artist Dog. Chicago: Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 1457548011. Search this book on
- Robertson, Louise (2016). The Naperville Nodders. Chicago: Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 978-145754-805-5. Search this book on
- Robertson, Louise (2017). The Ant Antics: Mantilla Loses It!. Chicago: Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 978-1457550898. Search this book on
- Robertson, Louise (2017). Go Go Bananas. Chicago: Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 978-145755-082-9. Search this book on
- Robertson, Louise (2017). Woofy Woo Woo and the Grand Exhibition. Chicago: Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 978-1-45755782-8. Search this book on }
References
- ↑ "2017 International Book Awards". International Book Awards. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ↑ "Louise Robertson – Children's Author". Perth 2021. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ↑ "Louise Elisabeth Robertson". The Naperville Nodders | Naperville NCTV17. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ↑ "2017 International Book Awards - Full Results Listing by Category". www.internationalbookawards.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
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