Bob Graham
Robert Donald Graham, better known as Bob Graham , is an Australian author and illustrator of picture books, primarily for very young children.
Graham won the 2002 Kate Greenaway Medal from the British librarians, recognising the year's best-illustrated children's book published in the UK, for the picture book Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child, which he both wrote and illustrated. (He donated the £5000 cash prize to refugees.) He also won a 2000 Smarties Prize, ages category 0–5 years, for Max. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, Graham was Australia nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2012.
Books
A Bus Called Heaven
Author: Bob Graham
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 4-8
Reading age: 6+
One morning, a dilapidated bus appears from nowhere abandoned outside Stella’s house; a hand-painted sign on the front says: 'Heaven.'
How the Sun Got to Coco's House
Author: Bob Graham
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 4-8
A story about how the sun shines alike on everyone all over the world.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Author: Bob Graham
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
A curious little sparrow travels from a dusty Indian truck stop to a vast southern city across the ocean. This endearing picture book about how lives are interconnected is accompanied by gentle pen, ink and watercolour illustrations.
Want to Play Trucks?
Author: Ann StottIllustrator: Bob Graham
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 4-8
Reading age: 6+
Beautifully observed illustrations complement a thoughtful tale about two boys trying to reconcile their different interests and find enough common ground to play happily together.