Korky Paul
Korky Paul was born in Harare Zimbabwe in 1951. He enjoyed a wild and privileged childhood in the African Bushveldt. He studied Fine Arts at Durban Art School and Film Animation at CalArts. He began his career in advertising before becoming an award-winning illustrator of children's books. He has sold more than two million books world wide in over twenty languages.
Known only to himself as the 'World's Greatest Portrait Artist', Korky regularly visits schools promoting his passion for drawing. He is a patron of The Art Room, Pegasus Theatre and Reading Quest. Korky Paul is married with two children. He lives in Oxford but they spend the summer living it up in Greece.
Authored Books
Fantastic Football Poems
Author: John Foster and Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Famous children's poems and lesser-known gems are featured in this imaginative, funny and engaging collection of poems for footie fans.
A Rocketful of Space Poems
Author: Editor: John Foster Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
A galactic display of poems all on the topic of space, with some trademark detail and chaos from Winnie the Witch illustrator Korky Paul: think multi-legged aliens, fantastic spaceships and swirling planets.
The Fish Who Could Wish
Author: John Bush
Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Deep in the ocean lives a very special fish whose wishes come true.