Renée Treml

Renee is a writer and illustrator based on Victoria’s Surf Coast.

It’s Owl Good: The Super Adventures of Ollie and Bea 1

It’s Owl Good: The Super Adventures of Ollie and Bea 1

See the Book

Shop fine art prints, stationery and more.

Shop fine art prints, stationery and more.

Renée’s illustrations are featured on a range of prints, stationery, ceramics, homewares and are available from select stockists.

Shop all Products Visit Stockists

Art tips, activities, licensed work and other projects

Browse all Projects

‘Renee captivated and inspired our Preps, Year 1s and Year 2s, with her sessions focused on illustrating and writing.’

Author visits - Ivanhoe Girls Grammar

‘Renee captivated and inspired our Preps, Year 1s and Year 2s, with her sessions focused on illustrating and writing.’

Learn More about Author Visits

Squeals on Wheels: The Super Adventures of Ollie and Bea 2

It’s Owl Good: The Super Adventures of Ollie and Bea 1

The Bird in the Herd

Renée has written and illustrated seven picture books including award-winning Once I Heard a Little Wombat, and Wombat Big, Puggle Small.

See all books

Such a wonderful day seeing what everyone is readi

Such a wonderful day seeing what everyone is reading for #australiareads — I’m thrilled to be sitting down for an hour (or three) with this book by #australianauthor #kateforsyth… what did you/will you read today?

Thought the museum could use some new specimens to

Thought the museum could use some new specimens to freshen up the place. Who doesn’t love happy meerkats???

I’m slowly working my way through the final artwork for the third Sherlock Bones… only 240 more pages to go 😳.

#sherlockbones #illustrator #australianillustrator #graphicnovel #graphicnovelsforkids

A quick selfie in front of the new Little Bookroom

A quick selfie in front of the new Little Bookroom window. Ollie and Bea were lucky enough to get a visit in between lockdowns. We spotted several of our baby books in the gorgeous window display too. I love the new shop and can’t wait to visit again in person.

Thanks, Leesa, for speaking at our last SCBWI meeting and prompting this photo.

#ollieandbea #kidsgraphicnovels #graphicnovelsforkids #earlyreader #chapterbook #littlebookroom #allenandunwin

How much fun is this photo by @bookskidslove_ ?!?!

How much fun is this photo by @bookskidslove_ ?!?! I love everything about it — the thoughtfulness, the colours, the composition. It’s amazing! Thank you for reviewing my books and letting me share this awesome photo.

Repost from @bookskidslove_ using @RepostRegramApp - 🇦🇺📚 I’m really impressed with this big-hearted new graphic novel series that encourages young readers to try new things and to be comfortable in their own skin. Owl is the sweetest character, feeling pretty vulnerable himself at first because owls are supposed to have great eyesight, yet he needs to wear glasses. He meets Rabbit, who is desperate to hide his big feet. Like human children, the animals in this story are blunt in their innocent honesty towards each other, which is softened by jokes and silly puns. While their words are sometimes unintentionally hurtful, the animals are genuinely determined to include each other and play together. They are quick to encourage, accept and celebrate each other's idiosyncrasies. These books are great prompts for discussion about feelings and navigating friendships.
🦉🐇
This series is well-designed with a restrained colour palette and plenty of variation in the illustrations. The content makes these books a worthy read for all kids aged 4-7+ and the graphic novel format should endear them to new readers or those overwhelmed by too many words.
😊📚💖
The Ollie and Bea series is written and illustrated by #Victorian @reneetreml, published this August by @allenandunwin.
😊📚💖
*gifted #graphicnovel #ollieandbea #booksaboutfriendship #readaustralian #bookstagram #kidsbookstagram #instabook