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Bob Graham

ボブ・グラハム

Bobu Gurahamu

Aliases: Robert Donald Graham

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1942-10-20 （Sydney）
Nationality
Australia
Languages
English
Residence History
Sydney, Australia → United Kingdom → Melbourne, Australia → United Kingdom (current)

Career

Occupations
Author, Illustrator
Active Years
1980-2024
Affiliations
The Five Mile Press, Walker Books
Influenced By
The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician

Awards

Kate Greenaway Medal
2002
Work: Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child
Organization: CILIP
Result: Winner
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
2000
Work: Max
Category: 0-5 years
Organization: Booktrust
Result: Winner
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
2002
Work: "Let's Get A Pup!" Said Kate
Category: Picture Book
Result: Winner
CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book
1988
Work: Crusher is Coming
Organization: Children's Book Council of Australia
Result: Winner
CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book
1991
Work: Greetings from Sandy Beach
Organization: Children's Book Council of Australia
Result: Winner
CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book
2012
Work: A Bus Called Heaven
Organization: Children's Book Council of Australia
Result: Winner
CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book
2017
Work: Home in the Rain
Organization: Children's Book Council of Australia
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child

2002 Picture book 32 pages

A young girl who finds a tiny fairy family "in cement and weeds", contrary to her father's teaching.

fairiesimaginationreality

Max

2000 Picture book 32 pages

Picture book about a baby's first steps.

familygrowthjoy

How to Heal a Broken Wing

2008 Picture book 36 pages

A city boy rescues an injured bird.

compassionnaturehealing
Translations
  • Scottish Gaelic, French, Spanish, Catalan, Chinese editions

Bibliography

  • First there was Frances
  • The Wild
  • Crusher is Coming
  • Grandad's Magic
  • Greetings from Sandy Beach
  • Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten
  • Queenie the Bantam
  • Buffy: An Adventure Story
  • Max
  • "Let's Get A Pup!" Said Kate
  • Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child
  • Aristotle
  • Tales from the Waterhole
  • Oscar’s Half Birthday
  • "The Trouble with Dogs..." Said Dad
  • How to Heal a Broken Wing
  • April and Esme, Tooth Fairies
  • A Bus Called Heaven
  • The Silver Button
  • Vanilla Ice Cream
  • How the Sun Got to Coco's House
  • Home in the Rain
  • Ellie's Dragon

Translations by Author

  • Monthly comic-strip for French magazine Les Belles Histoires

Translations of Works

  • Multilingual editions of How to Heal a Broken Wing

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed and lively illustrationsSimple and poetic textBlending of urban and natural worlds
Recurring Motifs
Magic in the everydaySmall discoveriesFamily bonds

Legacy

Australian picture book creator renowned for winning the Kate Greenaway Medal and numerous other awards, celebrated for heartwarming stories for very young children.

Archives

  • Lu Rees Archives, University of Canberra

In Popular Culture

  • A scene from Greetings from Sandy Beach used on Australia Post stamps

Trivia

  • Donated the £5000 Kate Greenaway Medal prize money to refugees.
  • Greatly influenced by comics such as The Phantom and Mandrake.