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 Stott Illustrator: 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.