Background
Bob Graham was born on October 20, 1942, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of Donald and Kathleen (King) Graham. He lived with mother, father, his older sister, his grandmother and a cat called Smokey.
Bob Graham was born on October 20, 1942, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of Donald and Kathleen (King) Graham. He lived with mother, father, his older sister, his grandmother and a cat called Smokey.
Bob Graham studied at school but left it in his teens and worked at Qantas for four years. He continued painting and drawing. Graham always had an affinity for illustrations in books and comics. He loved drawing but never really studied art at school. Then he enrolled at the Julian Ashton Art School, where he developed his talent and met his wife.
After graduation, Bob Graham began his career as an illustrator and designer. While working in pubs and clubs, Graham took the position of an artist at New South Wales Government printers from 1973 till 1975. He later worked as a resource designer for the Department of Technical and Further Education in Sydney, and the Australian National University in Canberra.
The first book he wrote and illustrated was about his son and a budgie which briefly flew into their lives. The book was called Pete and Roland and was published in 1981. In 1982 he illustrated the music and lyrics booklet for Australian Broadcasting Commission's Sing primary school music radio broadcast. Since this time, Graham has been a freelance artist, illustrating many of his own books for children as well as educational materials and a popular six-page monthly comic strip in the French magazine Les Belles Histoires.
Nowadays, Bob Graham continues publishing new books.
(This is a delightful tale of a small child who is always ...)
1988(In a touching tale that demonstrates the bond between a c...)
1987(Libby, Oscar, and Me is a book about a “master of disguis...)
1984(Charlotte, an adventurous young girl, and her best friend...)
1987
Quotations:
“Every time a computer graphics course is advertised in the local paper, I say, “I must go.” But I always have something else to do, it seems. So I still use a pen dipped in ink, and chalks and watercolor, and scissors and sticky tape. Oh yes, and sometimes I tap out some words on my computer. And that suits me just fine.”
“My stories are a light-hearted glimpse of the day-to-day activities of children, their families, and dogs.”
"People are arriving vulnerable, dispossessed and traumatized, often escaping from brutal regimes and wanting nothing more than a better and safer life."
"I would like this to be a small expression of practical support to help them back on their feet in a new environment."
Bob Graham is a member of the Australian Society of Authors.
Graham is known for the simplicity, droll humor, and charming everyday quality of his stories and pictures.
Quotes from others about the person
"Graham's eye for detail, his use of wildly shifting perspective and a superb sense of scale all combine to tell the simple and touching story." - writer Miss Marley.
Bob Graham was married to Carolyn Smith on August 26, 1967. They have two children.
