Bob Graham
, b. 1942
Bob Graham was born October 20, 1942 in Sydney, Australia. He left school aged 17, and worked for Qantas, before attending the Julia Ashton Art School in Sydney (1964-7), then working as a graphic artist. His first picture book was Pete and Roland (1981), about his son Pete, and a budgie. He is a prolific writer and illustrator of children’s books, and has won many awards. His stories "reflect his attitudes of tolerance and a love of humanity," and also of dogs. As well as picture books, he has illustrated educational materials and a monthly comic strip for the French children’s magazine, Les Belles Histoires. He works mainly in pen and ink, watercolour and chalks.
Sources:
Dossier, Nomination to IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2012. Country of Nomination: Australia; Illustrator Candidate: Bob Graham.
Lees Stella, & Macinture, Pam, The Oxford Companion to Australian Children’s Literature, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1993.
"Graham, Bob 1942 – " Seomthing about the Author, Vol 101, Detroit: Gale Research, 1999, 64–69.
Bio prepared by Elizabeth Hale, University of New England, ehale@une.edu.au
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