Rainbow Menagerie
A kaleidoscopic introduction to native Australian animals and a celebration of the rainbow by iconic designer Linda Jackson.
I have a spectacular tail that I raise over my head when I sing and dance.
A kaleidoscopic introduction to native Australian animals and a celebration of the rainbow. Linda Jackson’s vibrant colours and bold patterns bring this iconic designer’s spectacular colour and form to a new generation.
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Ages 0–7 | 240mm x 220mm | 32pp | 5 Pantones | Spot UV on cover
Author & Illustrator: Linda Jackson
AUD$24.99 | £10.99 (Hardback)
AU Edition (Hardback) | AUD$24.99
Publication Date: 29 Oct 2018
ISBN: 9781925322132
UK Edition (Hardback) | £10.99 | Buy at Bookshop.org
Publication Date: 11 Nov 2018
ISBN: 9781911344483
‘The eye-popping production/design feat that is Linda Jackson’s Rainbow Menagerie has my pick for best picture book cover of the year.’
—Amy Daoud, ABDA
Linda Jackson is a true pioneer and free spirit of Australian fashion and art.
A long career has taken Linda around Australia on wanderings through the outback of Oz, discovering and documenting the amazing landscape in a myriad of ways, and revealing a colourful and unique passion for telling the stories of her travels and translating her inspiration through her artworks.
Awards and recognition includes being a Life Fellow of the Powerhouse Museum, receiving a Women of Style Fashion Award, and an Australia Council Fellowship, and being appointed Lightning Ridge Opal Ambassador. Her work has been widely exhibited in private and public galleries and Linda’s archives are in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Powerhouse Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of South Australia and Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery Tasmania. In 2018, Linda was honoured as an Officer in the Order of Australia.