Kim Gamble
Kim Gamble (1952 – 2016) was an Australian illustrator of children's books. He is best known for the Tashi books, which have been translated into more than 20 languages and adapted for television.
Early life
Kim Hunter Gamble was born in Sydney in 1952.
Career
Gamble trained as a teacher and worked in a variety of occupations.[1][2]
Gamble was a self-taught artist.[1] Beginning to illustrate stories for children at the age of 36, his first assignment in 1989[3] was for the School Magazine, and he continued illustrating for the magazine for many years.[3][4][2] Gamble met author Anna Fienberg, with whom he produced more than twenty books, at the School Magazine where she was the editor.[3][1]
He illustrated The Magnificent Nose by Anna Fienberg, published in 1991.[1] His collaborations with Fienberg included award winning The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels, the Tashi series and Tashi picture books, the Minton series and Joseph. Joseph was shortlisted for the 2002 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award.[4] The Tashi series of books were translated into more than 20 languages and adapted for television.[1]
He worked with many authors and illustrated over seventy books in his career.[1][2] Some of Gambles artwork for The Hottest Boy Who Ever Lived by Anna Fienberg is held in the National Centre for Australian Children's Literature (formerly the Lu Rees Archives).[5][6]
Works
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (1991), The magnificent nose and other stories, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-666-7 (the Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers in 1992)[7]
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (1992), Ariel, Zed and the secret of life, Little Ark Book, ISBN 978-1-86373-277-2
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (1993), The hottest boy who ever lived, St Leonards, NSW Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86373-477-6
- Gamble, Kim (1994), You can draw anything, St. Leonards, NSW Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86373-680-0
- Rodell, Susanna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (1994), Dear Fred, Viking, ISBN 978-0-670-85493-6
- Freeman, Pamela; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (1996), Victor's quest, Norwood, South Australia Omnibus Books, ISBN 978-1-86291-286-1
- Fraser, Janine M; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (1996), Abdullah's butterfly, Angus & Robertson ; London : HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0-207-19080-3
- Gamble, Kim (1997), Amazing faces, Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 978-0-7513-5564-2
- Wild, Margaret; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (1998), First day, St. Leonards, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-103-7
- Orr, Wendy; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (1998), Arabella, Pymble, N.S.W. HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0-207-19904-2
- Lee, Lyn; Gamble, Kim, (illustrator.) (2000), Pog, Omnibus Books, ISBN 978-1-86291-412-4
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (2001), Joseph, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-170-9
- Fraser, Janine M; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (2001), Sarindi and the lucky bird (Repr. ed ed.), Pymble, Sydney, NSW Angus & Robertson, ISBN 978-0-207-19914-1
- McKinnon, Ferg; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (2002), A bee in Ben's bonnet, Random House Australia, ISBN 978-1-74051-721-8
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, (illustrator.) (2002), Horrendo's curse, Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86508-603-3
- Lee, Lyn; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (2004), Mary, the big brown hairy spider, Omnibus Books, ISBN 978-1-86291-533-6
- Lee, Lyn; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (2006), Eight (Pbk. ed ed.), Omnibus Books, ISBN 978-1-86291-519-0
- Freeman, Pamela; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (2009), Victor's challenge (1st ed ed.), Newtown, NSW Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd, ISBN 978-1-921150-32-6
- Whittle, Cate; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (2016), Trouble at home, Parkside SA Omnibus Books, ISBN 978-1-74299-076-7
Tashi books
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016; Fienberg, Barbara (1995), Tashi, St Leonards, NSW Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86373-806-4
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara, (author.); Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (1995), Tashi and the giants, St. Leonards, NSW Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86373-945-0
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016; Fienberg, Barbara (1996), Tashi and the ghosts, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-090-0
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara, (author.); Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (1997), Tashi and the genie, St. Leonards, NSW Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-296-6
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara, (author.); Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (1998), Tashi and the Baba Yaga, St. Leonards, NSW Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-688-9
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016; Fienberg, Barbara (1999), Tashi and the demons, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86508-084-0
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara, (author.); Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (2000), Tashi and the big stinker, St Leonards, NSW Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86508-350-6
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016; Fienberg, Barbara (2001), Tashi and the dancing shoes, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86508-552-4
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016; Fienberg, Barbara (2002), Tashi and the haunted house, Allen & Unwin ; Andover : Ragged Bears, ISBN 978-1-86508-840-2
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016; Fienberg, Barbara (2003), Tashi and the royal tomb, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74114-090-3
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustratior.); Fienberg, Barbara, (author.) (2004), There once was a boy called Tashi, Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74114-719-3
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (ill.) (2004), Tashi lost in the city, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74114-401-7
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016; Fienberg, Barbara (2005), Tashi and the forbidden room, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74114-731-5
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara, (author.); Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (2006), Tashi and the stolen bus, Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74114-877-0
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (2007), Tashi and the mixed-up monster, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74175-191-8
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (2008), Tashi and the phoenix, Allen and Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74175-474-2
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara, (author.); Gamble, Kim, (illustrator.) (2009), Tashi and the golem, East Melbourne, Victoria Allen and Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74175-792-7
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara, (author.); Gamble, Kim, (illustrator.) (2013), Once Tashi met a dragon, Sydney Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74175-887-0
- Fienberg, Anna; Fienberg, Barbara, (author.); Kelly, Geoff, 1957-, (illustrator.); Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (2014), Tashi and the wicked magician and other stories, Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74331-508-8
Minton books
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016 (1999), Minton goes driving, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-594-3
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, (illustrator.); Fienberg, Anna, (author.) Contains (work) Minton goes! underwater; Fienberg, Anna, (author.) Contains (work) Minton goes! home at last (2008), Minton goes! underwater & home at last, Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74175-429-2
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim (2008), Minton goes! : sailing & flying, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74175-428-5
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016; Fienberg, Anna. Minton goes driving; Fienberg, Anna. Minton goes trucking (2008), Minton goes driving & trucking, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-74175-427-8
- Fienberg, Anna; Gamble, Kim, 1952-2016, (illustrator.) (2015), Minton goes!, Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-76011-196-0
Awards
- 1992 Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration for The magnificent nose and other stories, Allen & Unwin, 1991, ISBN 978-1-86448-666-7[8]
Personal life
Gamble had two daughters, Greer and Arielle.[1] He died on 19 February 2016 at the age of 63.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Taffel, Jacqui (21 February 2016). "Kim Gamble, Tashi creator, dies at 63". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Kim Gamble". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Vale Kim Gamble". The School Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- 1 2 "CBCA". cbca.org.au. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Lu Rees Archives Artwork - Project Artist: Kim Gamble (KG)" (PDF). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "A Guide to the Anna Fienberg Papers - The Lu Rees Archives" (PDF). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Kim Gamble: (author/organisation) | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". AustLit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Kim Gamble". AustLit. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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