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.
Books
A Rocketful of Space Poems
Author: Various Editor: John Foster Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Interest age: 7-9
Reading age: 7+
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.
Fantastic Football Poems
Author: John Foster and Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 6-9
Reading age: 6+
Famous children's poems and lesser-known gems are featured in this imaginative, funny and engaging collection of poems for footie fans.
Get That Ball
Author: Judy Corbalis and Korky Paul
Publisher: Andersen Press
Interest age: 4-7
Reading age: 5+
Tom and his Granny are playing football, but when Granny kicks the ball way over the bar, it's off on a massive adventure... Excellent fun with illustrations rich in detail.
Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants
Author: Giles Andreae
Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Puffin Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 7+
When King Colin’s golden underpants go missing, he sends young Sir Scallywag on a quest to find them.
The Fish Who Could Wish
Author: John Bush
Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5+
Deep in the ocean lives a very special fish whose wishes come true.
Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa
Author: Valerie Thomas Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5+
A lovely festive addition of the Winnie series, this is as full of colourful detail and crazy antics as the rest, and children will love the fold-out letter to Santa at the end, and the final pop-up page.
Winnie and Wilbur: The Big Bad Robot
Author: Valerie Thomas Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 5+
Reading age: 6+
Winnie the Witch is back again in an exciting new adventure. She has been attending an art class where she decides to make a model teddy bear.
Winnie and Wilbur: The Dinosaur Day
Author: Valerie Thomas
Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 4+
Reading age: 6+
When Winne the Witch discovers that the local museum is holding a competition, she comes up with a good idea.
Winnie and Wilbur: The Magic Wand
Author: Valerie Thomas Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 5+
Reading age: 6+
Wacky witch Winnie washes her party dress to impress her audience of witches at the Magic Show. Unfortunately, her wand is also washed by mistake...
Winnie Goes Batty
Author: Laura Owen Created by Valerie Thomas Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 5+
Reading age: 6+
The hilarious situations Winnie gets herself into are brought to life by illustrations packed with humour and energy.
Winnie the Witch
Author: Valerie Thomas
Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
This is the first of many stories about Winnie and her cat, Wilber. Winnie is a well-loved character, and the excellent illustrations are wild and wacky.
Winnie's Haunted House
Author: Valerie Thomas
Illustrator: Korky Paul
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 5+
Reading age: 5+
Winnie thinks her house is haunted, but Wilbur the dog is the real culprit.