Bob Graham

Bob Graham, Australia’s leading picture book maker, has written and illustrated many children’s picture books. He was born in Sydney, Australia and studied at the Julian Ashton Art School. His books are well known for their simplicity and humour, told from children’s perspectives, including "Oscar’s Half Birthday", "Buffy" (Smarties Book Prize Silver Award Winner) and "Let’s Get a Pup!" (Short listed for the 2002 Kate Greenaway Medal). He won the 2000 Smarties Gold Medal for "Max", the 2003 Kate Greenaway Medal for "Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child", and the Australian Children’s Book of the Year Award an unprecedented three times. Other titles include "Queenie the Bantam" (Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal), "Dimity Dumpty" and "Brand New Baby".