Vane, Mitchelle

(Mitch Vane)

Personal

Born in England; daughter of a painter and fashion illustrator; partner of Danny Katz (a writer); children: Talia, Jordie. Education: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, degree (graphic art).

Addresses

Home and office—Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Career

Illustrator.

Awards, Honors

Young Australians' Best Book Award, 2005, for "Little Lunch" series.

illustrator

Gwenda Smith, Don't Forget the Cheese, Pa!, Roads and Traffic Authority (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1992.

Jutta Goetze, My Dog Mab, Mammoth (Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1993.

Sarah Keane, I Wish I Liked Green Peas, Mammoth (Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1994.

Jutta Goetze, Mab and Tim, Mammoth (Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1994.

Judy Tuer, Rocks, SRA School Group (Santa Rosa, CA), 1994.

Lucinda Taylor, Who'll Hold the Baby?, SRA School Group (Santa Rosa, CA), 1994.

Nikki Johnston, Magenta's Tartan Socks, SRA School Group (Santa Rosa, CA), 1994.

Libby Gleeson, Hurry Up!, SRA School Group (Santa Rosa, CA), 1994.

Virginia Ferguson, Tell Me a Story, Dad, SRA School Group (Santa Rosa, CA), 1994.

Margaret Card, Angelina Trueheart and the Fox, SRA School Group (Santa Rosa, CA), 1994.

Pauline Cartwright, I'm an Astronaut, SRA School Group (Santa Rosa, CA), 1994.

Issabel Bissett, Here Comes Annette!, SRA School Group (Santa Rosa, CA), 1994.

Jutta Goetze, Mab Goes Camping, Mammoth (Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1995.

Jutta Goetze, Syd Vicious, Mammoth (Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1995.

Linda Allen, Mrs Simpson's Bathtub, Cardigan Street (Carlton, Victoria, Australia), 1996.

Glenn Robbins and Rob Menzies, Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories: Cinderella, Angus & Robertson (Pymble, New South Wales, Australia), 1997.

Glenn Robbins and Rob Menzies, Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories: Little Red Riding Hood, Angus & Robertson (Pymble, New South Wales, Australia), 1998.

Julie Mitchell, Mr. Katz's Amazing Cream, Heinemann Library (Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1998.

Kate Darling, Cat Chocolate, Omnibus (Norwood, South Australia, Australia), 1998.

Anne-Maree Rolley, A Pig's Tale, Omnibus (Norwood, South Australia, Australia), 1998.

Rosemary Hayes, Holly and the Dream Fixer ("Aussie Bites" series), Penguin (Ringwood, New South Wales, Australia), 1998.

John Barwick, Nigel the Terrible, Omnibus (Norwood, South Australia, Australia), 1999.

Sherryl Clark, Wednesday Was Even Worse, Roland Harvey Books (Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1999.

Danny Katz, Spit the Dummy, Allen & Unwin (St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia), 1999.

Moya Simons, Monkey Talk, Omnibus (Norwood, South Australia, Australia), 1999.

Glenn Robbins and Rob Menzies, Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories: Snow White, Angus & Robertson (Pymble, New South Wales, Australia), 2000.

Ursula Dubosarsky, The Two Gorillas ("Aussie Nibbles" series), Penguin (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia), 2000.

Danny Katz, Smart Alec, Pearson Education (South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 2000.

Jeff Toghill, Walking Sydney, New Holland (Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia), 2000.

Royce Bond, Spare Body Parts, and Other Weird Science, Hodder Headline (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 2001.

Ian Bone, Maddy in the Middle, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2001.

Bill Condon, Snow Bright and the Seven Sumos (play), Pearson Education (South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 2001.

Ursula Dubosarsky, Fairy Bread ("Aussie Nibbles" series), Penguin (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia), 2001.

Husband, Danny Katz, Little Lunch, Black Dog Books (Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia), 2001.

Harry Cooper and Craig Graham, The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Harry and Scarlet: The Possum Thief, Pan Macmillan (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 2002.

Ursula Dubosarsky, The Magic Wand ("Aussie Nibbles" series), Penguin (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia), 2002.

Jackie French, The Space Bug, Koala (Mascot, New South Wales, Australia), 2002.

Danny Katz, Dork Geek Jew, Allen & Unwin (Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia), 2002.

Danny Katz, Little Lunch Two, Black Dog Books (Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia), 2002.

Danny Katz, Little Lunch Three, Black Dog Books (Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia), 2003.

Chris McTrustry, Bad Luck, Five-Mile Press (Rowville, Victoria, Australia), 2003.

Sarah Walker, Lucky Three, Hodder Hotshots (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 2003.

Ursula Duborsarsky, Isador Brown's Strangest Adventures of All ("Aussie Bites" series), Penguin (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia), 2003.

Margaret Clyne and Rachel Griffiths, The Lost Voice, Longman (South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 2003.

Harry Cooper and Craig Graham, The Pig Circus, Macmillan (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 2004.

Kate Forsyth, Dragon Gold: Ben and Tim's Magical Misadventures, Pan (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 2005.

Lorraine Orman, Kev and Borax ("Aussie Bites" series), Puffin (Camberwell, Victoria, Australia), 2005.

Danny Katz, Little Lunch Four, Black Dog Books (Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia), 2005.

Justina Chen Headley, The Patch, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 2006.

Sue Bursztynski, It's True! Your Cat Could Be a Spy, Allen & Allen (Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia), 2006.

Danny Katz, Little Lunch Five, Black Dog Books (Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia), 2006.

Danny Katz, Big, Bad Bunnies, Puffin (Camberwell, Victoria, Australia), 2006.

Harry Cooper and Craig Graham, Fly, Shadow, Fly, Pan Macmillan (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 2006.

Ursula Duborsarsky, The Puppet Show ("Aussie Nibbles" series), Penguin (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia), 2006.

Kate Forsyth, Wishing for Trouble, Pan (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 2006.

Sam James, Sticky Stuff, Oxford University Press (South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 2006.

Archimede Fusillo, The Great Switcheroo ("Aussie Bites" series), Penguin (Camberwell, Victoria, Australia), 2007.

Lynn Plourde, A Mountain of Mittens, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 2007.

Anne Young, Just like Me, Koala (Mascot, New South Wales, Australia), 2007.

Also illustrator of "Literacy Tree: Animal Antics" and "Literacy Tree: Times and Seasons" series (fold-out readers), Mimosa Publications, 1997. Contributor of illustrations to Australia's The Age newspaper.

ILLUSTRATOR; "BOYZ RULE!" SERIES

Felice Arena, Wet World, Mondo (New York, NY), 2004.

Felice Arena and Phil Kettle, The Tree House, Mondo (New York, NY), 2004.

Felice Arena and Phil Kettle, Secret Agent Heroes, Mondo (New York, NY), 2004.

Felice Arena, Rotten School Day, Mondo (New York, NY), 2004.

Felice Arena, Hit the Beach, Mondo (New York, NY), 2004.

Felice Arena, Crawfish Hunt, Mondo (New York, NY), 2004.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, February 1, 2006, Gillian Engberg, review of The Patch, p. 55.

Kirkus Reviews, January 1, 2006, review of The Patch, p. 42.

Library Media Connection, November-December, 2006, Sharon Williams, review of The Patch, p. 68.

Publishers Weekly, January 30, 2006, review of The Patch, p. 69.

ONLINE

Mitch Vane Home Page,http://www.mitchvane.com (January 26, 2007).

Perth International Arts Festival Web site,http://perthfestival.com.au/ (January 26, 2007), "Meet Danny Katz and Mitch Vane."

Show and Tell Promotions Web site,http://www.showtell.com.au/ (January 26, 2007), "Mitch Vane."