Lilith Norman

Lilith Norman (1927–2017) was a well-known author from Sydney, Australia. She worked as a bookshop assistant and librarian, and joined the editorial staff of the NSW School Magazine in 1975. Lilith turned to writing full-time in 1978 and won many awards. Her book Climb a Lonely Hill was commended for the Book of the Year in 1971’s Children’s Book Council of Australia awards, A Dream of Seas was the IBBY Honour Book for 1990 and Grandpa was the 1999 Honour Book for the CBCA awards. The Paddock was her first picture book and was reissued in 2012 by Walker Books Australia.