Kym Lardner

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Kym Lardner

Kym Lardner is an Australian childrens author, illustrator, and storyteller.

Lardner's first picture book, The Sad Little Monster and the Jelly Bean Queen, was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1981. After his first book was published, Lardner began booking appearances at elementary schools where he would tell original stories, creating art, and performing music. In addition to two self-produced video productions, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has produced live recordings of Lardner's appearances which are published on compact disc.

Hodders has sold 130,000 copies of Lardner's works.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Published works

Kym Lardner picture books:

"The Sad Little Monster and the Jelly Bean Queen" (1981) Grandpa's Horses (1986) Arnold the Prickly Teddy (1989) The Coat-hanger Horse (1992)

Kym also illustrated Jezza, written by Krista Bell in 1991.

Kym lardner Audio recordings:

"McMuscles and other stories for giggling" (1996) "Sunglasses and more stories for giggling" (1996) "Bandaid and other stories for giggling" (1998) "Father and son stories" (2004)

A treasury of his 4 picture books will be available in April 2007 through ABC Books.

A new title "The Naked Penguin" is due for release 2008