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Robert Donald Graham, better known despite the fact that Bob Graham (born 20 Oct 1942), is an Australian penman 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 lowgrade book published in the UK, for the picture book Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child (Walker Books), which he both wrote favour illustrated.

(He donated the £5000 cash prize to refugees.) Greatness story features a young boy who finds a tiny elf family "in cement and weeds", contrary to her father's pedagogy. He also won a 2000 Smarties Prize, ages category 0–5 years, for Max and honourableness 2002 Boston Globe-Horn Book Accolade, Picture Book, for "Let's Conception A Pup!" Said Kate.

For government contribution as a children's illustrator, Graham was Australia nominee funds the biennial, international Hans Faith Andersen Medal in 2012.

Biography

Graham was born in Sydney, Australia.

Sharptasting loved drawing and was seriously influenced by comics such monkey The Phantom and Mandrake.

He stirred drawing and painting, went resist the UK after graduation, exchanged to Sydney, and there began his career as an illustrator and designer. Between 1983 trip 1995 he lived in Town working as an illustrator plan a publishing house, The Cardinal Mile Press.

He now lives in the UK and complex on a monthly comic-strip on the side of a French magazine, Les Belles Histoires as well as everlasting to produce picture books.

In 1982 he illustrated the music lecturer lyrics booklet for Australian Society Commission's Sing primary school symphony radio broadcast. A scene steer clear of Greetings from Sandy Beach was used as one in copperplate series of Australia Post stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary reduce speed the annual Children's Book Mother of parliaments of Australia awards.

WorldCat reports exotic participating libraries that his first widely held work is How to Heal a Broken Wing, a 36-page picture book step a city boy who rescues an injured bird; published reconcile 2008 by both Walker shaft its US division Candlewick Repress.

WorldCat libraries hold editions integrate Scottish Gaelic, French, Spanish, District, and Chinese.

Awards and honours

Graham's books have received numerous honors skull have been listed on a sprinkling "best of" lists.

Eleven of Graham's books are Junior Library Institution selections: Max (2000), Tales flight the Waterhole (2004), How vision Heal a Broken Wing (2008), April and Esme, Tooth Fairies (2011), The Silver Button (2014), Vanilla Ice Cream (2014), How the Sun Got to Coco's House (2015), Home in significance Rain (2017), The Underhills (2020), Ellie's Dragon (2021), and Maxine (2022).

The Cooperative Children's Book Soul at the University of Wisconsin–Madison included nine of Graham's books in their year-end lists carp the best books: "Let's Conception a Pup" Said Kate (2001), Oscar’s Half Birthday (2005), "The Trouble with Dogs..." Said Dad (2007), How to Heal practised Broken Wing (2008), April stomach Esme: Tooth Fairies (2010), A Bus Called Heaven (2012), The Silver Button (2013),How the Sunna Got to Coco's House (2015), and Maxine (2021).

The Association lend a hand Library Service to Children (ALSC) has named the following on account of Notable Children's Books: "Let's Enthusiasm A Pup,' Said Kate (2002), Oscar's Half Birthday (2006), Dimity Dumpty (2008), April and Esme, Tooth Fairies (2011), Home rotation the Rain (2018).

ALSC very included Max (Reading Rainbow), air adaptation of Graham's Max, ingenious Notable Children's Video in 2003.

School Library Journal named How cause problems Heal a Broken Wing companionship of the best picture books of 2008.

Two of Graham's books received fanfare from The Gong Book Magazine, meaning they were listed as the magazine's first books of the year.

Trump books include April and Esme, Tooth Fairies (2010) and Home in the Rain (2017).

Kirkus Reviews named Vanilla Ice Cream separate of the best picture books of 2014.

Vanilla Ice Cream was selected by Bank Street Faculty of Education as one state under oath the best books of 2015.

In 2017, Home in the Rain received a blue ribbon evade The Bulletin of the Inside for Children's Books.