Once I Heard a Little Wombat

Renee Treml is an artist and writer based in Melbourne, Australia. She moved from the USA to Brisbane in 2007. Her work includes visiting schools and libraries, giving workshops and talks. She participates in design markets and art exhibits in and around Melbourne. Her picture books include One Very Tired Wombat, Colour for Curlews, The Great Garden Mystery, Daddy, You're Awesome (with author Laine Mitchell), and Moon Dance (with author Jess Black). In 2016, she was one of two winners for the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature, Picture book category, for her baby board book, Once I Heard a Little Wombat. In October 2016 she won the Speech Pathology Australia book award, Birth to three years for Once I Heard a Little Wombat.

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