Awards Book Archive

Koalas Like To …
  • Finalist

Designed by
Brent Wilson and Joanna Hunt
Category
Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book
Year
2021
Publisher
State Library of Queensland
Design Rationale

Koalas Like to … is a humorous, rhyming picture book about the surprising antics that koalas get up to.

The cover is simple, bright and eye catching. The title typography is quirky and fun. Spot UV was used on the koala pattern background.

The internal type is in a classic font, reminiscent of 1950’s. This sits well with Brent’s illustration style. The text placement was important. It had to be positioned close to the character that was speaking. Block colour was used behind some of the illustrations and text blocks for extra contrast.

Details
Dimensions
230 x 320 mm
No. pages
32
Special finishes
Matt varnish and Spot UV
Credits
Internal Design
Brent Wilson and Joanna Hunt
Illustration
Brent Wilson
Typesetting
Joanna Hunt
Printing
Ligare Book Printers
Author
Shae Millward