Raising The Standard of Australian Children's Literature
Marjorie acted as a judge on the Children’s Book Council of Australia Award panel several times. In this capacity she worked hard to raise the standard of Australian picture books. Marjorie’s contribution to Australian children’s literature also includes persuading Desmond Digley to illustrate the well-loved Australian poem Waltzing Matilda by A.B. Paterson, which won the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award in 1971.
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