Jody Pratt Illustrator/painter
Jody Pratt Illustrator/painter
I am really excited to announce that I have a new book coming out September 2021 published by Hachette Australia and written by the wonderfully talented author and illustrator Yvonne Mes. It’s a gorgeous story about baby bilbies on a Christmas adventure searching for decorations for their Aussie Christmas tree and on the way they come across gifts from other Australian animals. It was a joy to illustrate, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed it.
Thank you to Yvonne for a wonderful story and to Hachette, especially the lovely editors who were amazing to work with.
So excited to have my second book published with Hachette, out in late September 2021
Help our little bilbies turn their Aussie bush home into a Christmas wonderland in this joyful rhyming picture book for ages 0-4.
A group of little bilbies are hunting for decorations to turn their Australian bush home into a magical Christmas wonderland. Join them on their adventure and meet some friendly Australian animals along the way.
This joyful rhyming picture book showcases Australia's colourful flora and fauna, and includes a bonus puzzle page and Christmas craft activity.
A pleasure to read aloud, this Easter board book for ages 0 to 4 comes complete with rhyme, repetition and animal noises, and explores Australian animals in their natural habitats.
Near bush and scrub and oceanfront, they tiptoe on their Easter hunt . .
A group of baby bilbies are on an Easter egg hunt. They find all kinds of eggs - a kookaburra's egg, a turtle's egg, a cassowary's egg - before the little bilbies finally find what they've been looking for: Easter eggs to share with all their friends.
This colourfully illustrated picture book showcases the diversity of Australia's egg-laying animals. Each spread reveals an egg in its natural environment and asks the question 'Whose egg could this be?'. After turning the page, the egg is matched with the animal it belongs to.
Illustrations as titled
When you create a character and it feels like you have given life to a little soul …… you know you’ve got it right….
Book page from Percy the Platypus (organisation Sensory Tools)
Book page from Percy the Platypus (organisation Sensory Tools)
Detail from page ‘Little Bilby’s Aussie Easter Egg Hunt’ (Hachette) 2020
Detail from page’ Little Bilby’s Aussie Easter Egg Hunt’ (Hachette) 2020
Detail from page ‘Little Bilby’s Aussie Easter Egg Hunt’ (Hachette) 2020
Detail from ‘Little Bilby’s Aussie Bush Christmas’ (Hachette)
Detail from ‘Little Bilby’s Aussie Bush Christmas’ (Hachette) 2021
Detail from ‘Little Bilby’s Aussie Bush Christmas’ (Hachette) 2021
Book page from ‘A Tree to Come Home to’ (organisation Green Heroes)
Book page from ‘A Tree to Come Home to’ (organisation Green Heroes)
Book page from ‘A tree to Come Home to’ (organisation Green Heroes)
Book page from ‘A tree to Come Home to’ (organisation Green Heroes)
Print for Illustrators Australia exhibition - theme: Natural Selection
Past exhibitions:
2025 Wyreena Community Art Centre - CURRENT
2023 Wyreena Community Art Centre Group show
2000-2018/2022-2023 Annual Participation Fairfield Community Art Show (Group)
2007-2019 - Annual Participation Illustrators Australia 9x5 (Group)
2008 - Darebin Art Show (Group)
2009-2010 - St Vincent's Hospital (Solo)
2010 & 2012 - Illustrators Australia A3 Print show (Group)
2011& 2012 Wyreena Community Arts Centre (Solo)
2014-2018/2022 Wyreena Community Arts Centre (Group & feature artist)
2013 -2019 Canterbury Art Exhibition (Group)
2013 Derinya Art Exhibition, Frankston (Group)
2014 Wear Art Thou - Illustration Exhibition (Illustrators Australia/Redbubble) - (Group)
2017 Paper to Pixel - Illustration Exhibition (Illustrators Australia) - (Group)
It’s here! I have an exhibition at the beautiful Wyreena Community Arts Centre along two other fantastic artists Lisa Coutts and Ana Hanson
If you would like to come in and say hi and have a chat, I will be there on the following days:
Saturday March 29 10am - 2pm
Saturday May 3rd 10am - 2pm
Address: 13-23 Hull Rd, Croydon, Victoria
Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm (closed weekends and public holidays, including Easter)
As well as paintings, there will be cards and other goodies for sale.
There is a gorgeous Conservatory Cafe too, so you can even have lunch while you visit - Hope to see you there
Comb-crested Jacana
You can purchase much of my work at Redbubble, prints, greeting cards and many more products….. some cards like the one above are now only available through Nuovo group as greeting cards.
https://www.redbubble.com/people/jody
Prints also available on 300 gsm, portfolio rag, archival and acid free paper, signed - contact
Bits and pieces!
