Illustrators

Some authors like Pamela Allen, Bob Graham and Anthony Browne are also talented artists so they illustrate their own picture books BUT sadly I am not one of these. Nobody would buy my books if I illustrated them because all I can draw is stick figures!

I work with some wonderful illustrators who draw the pictures for my books. I have written 26 books with illustrator Jan Wade. Jan has illustrated hundreds of books including mine. Her most famous is Australian Flower Fairies (pictured on the right - isn’t it gorgeous?)

Jan and I are very good friends. She has a horse farm and sometimes we are lucky enough to visit and stay in the country with her and her poodle, Billy. I have also worked with other illustrators and photographers who have helped to brighten up my books.

Because I mostly write non-fiction books I also use National Library of Australia historic pictures, photographs and paintings which we have to pay for the right to reproduce.