Paul Geraghty
British based author and illustrator of children's picture books
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Paul Geraghty (born 3 May 1959, in Durban, South Africa) is a British based author and illustrator of children's picture books. He also writes teenage fiction and won the Young Africa Award for his first novel Pig.[1]
Paul Geraghty | |
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Paul Geraghty | |
| Born | 3 May 1959 |
| Occupation | Author-Illustrator |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | Natal University |
| Genre | Picture Books and Children's Fiction |
| Notable works | Pig, Solo, Dinosaur in Danger |
| Notable awards | Red House Children's Book Award, Young Africa Award |
| Website | |
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Background
His master read Fine Arts and English at Natal University, South Africa and holds a Higher Diploma in Education. After teaching for two years in Cape Town he took a copywriter's job in advertising. There he met John Bush, who would later go on to collaborate with him on three picture books. Since 1986 he has lived in London, UK.[2]
Translated into over 20 languages internationally, his work has won various awards, including the Red House Children's Book Award for Solo in 1996.[3]
In 2008, he translated the ancient Indian ethical treatise of the Tirukkural into Fijian.[4]
A frequent lecturer and live illustrator on the literary circuit.
He is also a musician, photographer and extensive traveller.
Picture books
- (Illustrated in watercolour, unless otherwise stated)
- The Giraffe who Got in a Knot (Written by John Bush) (1987)
- The Cross-with-us Rhinoceros (Written by John Bush) (1988)
- Over the Steamy Swamp (1988)
- The Great Knitting Needle Hunt (1989)
- The Bungle in the Jungle (Written by John Bush) (1989)
- What on Earth was That? (1990)
- Look out, Patrick! (1990)
- Slobcat (1991)
- Monty’s Journey (1992)
- The Great Green Forest (1992)
- The Hunter (1994)
- Solo (1995)
- The Wonderful Journey (Oil on canvas) (1999)
- Tortuga (2000)
- The Hoppameleon (2001)
- Dinosaur in Danger (2004)
- Rotten & Rascal (The Two Terrible Pterosaur Twins) (Mixed media illustrations) (2006)
- Help Me! (2010)
Novels
- Pig (1988)
- Tina Come Home (1991)