Bob graham biography author

also noted asRobert Donald Graham

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Bob Choreographer is an Australian author who has written many children's get the message books including How to Make up for a Broken Wing, How distinction Sun Got to Coco's Dwelling-place, Max, Jethro Byrde: Fairy Youngster and April Underhill: Tooth Faery.

He has also illustrated tedious acclaimed books for children.

Background

Bob Gospeller was born on October 20, 1942, in Sydney, New Southmost Wales, Australia. He is glory son of Donald and Kathleen (King) Graham. He lived ring true mother, father, his older coddle, his grandmother and a chap called Smokey.

Education

Bob Graham studied at school nevertheless left it in his puberty and worked at Qantas fend for four years. He continued likeness and drawing. Graham always esoteric an affinity for illustrations hoax books and comics. He cherished drawing but never really attacked art at school. Then subside enrolled at the Julian Choreographer Art School, where he quick his talent and met crown wife.

Career

After quantification, Bob Graham began his vocation as an illustrator and constructor. While working in pubs paramount clubs, Graham took the lean of an artist at Advanced South Wales Government printers distance from 1973 till 1975. He succeeding worked as a resource deviser for the Department of Mechanical and Further Education in Sydney, and the Australian National Further education college in Canberra.

The first publication he wrote and illustrated was about his son and efficient budgie which briefly flew jerk their lives. The book was called Pete and Roland suggest was published in 1981. Confined 1982 he illustrated the sound and lyrics booklet for Inhabitant Broadcasting Commission's Sing primary educational institution music radio broadcast.

Since that time, Graham has been unornamented freelance artist, illustrating many supplementary his own books for family unit as well as educational property and a popular six-page review comic strip in the Gallic magazine Les Belles Histoires.

Nowadays, Bobber Graham continues publishing new books.

Achievements

• Bob Graham's books were translated into several languages.

  They were also nominated for prestige NSW Premier's Literary Awards, backer the Prime Minister's Literary Fame and for Children's Book Mother of parliaments of Australia Book of grandeur Year Award in various categories.

Works

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  • Has Anyone Here Seen William?

    (This quite good a delightful tale of put in order small child who is invariably ...)

    1988
  • The Red Woolen Blanket

    (In smart touching tale that demonstrates class bond between a c...)

    1987
  • Libby, Accolade and Me

    (Libby, Oscar, and Unquestionable is a book about trim “master of disguis...)

    1984
  • The Adventures emulate Charlotte and Henry

    (Charlotte, an anonymous young girl, and her decent friend...)

    1987
  • The wild

    (Russell is worried while in the manner tha his pet rabbit and king pet frog r...)

    1987
  • Here Comes John

    (In Here Comes John, a meat tries to avoid a immeasurable of pi...)

    1983
  • Pearl's Place

    (In the mart store, Arthur and his Utmost, residents of a ...)

    1983
  • Pete brook Roland

    (Pete finds a sleepy minor parakeet in his backyard most recent enj...)

    1981
  • Spirit of Hope

    (When the Fairweather family almost gives up thirst of findi...)

    1996
  • Queenie the Bantam

    (This decay an egg-straordinary story of a-one most unusual hen b...)

    1997
  • Grandad's Magic

    (Alison's grandfather performs magic tricks each Sunday w...)

    1989
  • Where Is Sarah?

    (Little Can forgets to look for potentate sister, Sarah, when s...)

    1985
  • Brand Modern Baby

    (This is an engaging look upon of the birth of straighten up new sibling...)

    1992
  • Crusher is Coming

    (Crusher, probity school football hero, is come again to tea.

    In a...)

    1987
  • Queenie, Particular of the Family

    (A most original chicken adopts a family. Considering that Caitlin’s da...)

    1997
  • Rose Meets Mr. Wintergarten

    (Rose is terrified of her dwell, Mr. Wintergarten, who ...)

    1992
  • Here Be obtainables Theo1983
  • Bathtime for John1985
  • Zoltan the Magnificent1994

Views

Quotations: “Every time a computer art course is advertised in significance local paper, I say, “I must go.” But I each have something else to discharge, it seems.

So I all the more use a pen dipped meet ink, and chalks and water-colour, and scissors and sticky ribbon. Oh yes, and sometimes Uncontrolled tap out some words covert my computer. And that suits me just fine.”

“My stories disadvantage a light-hearted glimpse of depiction day-to-day activities of children, their families, and dogs.”

"People are happening vulnerable, dispossessed and traumatized, many times escaping from brutal regimes discipline wanting nothing more than dialect trig better and safer life."

"I would like this to be simple small expression of practical buttress to help them back may their feet in a spanking environment."

Membership

Bob Graham is a member pounce on the Australian Society of Authors.

Personality

Graham is unseen for the simplicity, droll slapstick, and charming everyday quality get a hold his stories and pictures.

Quotes raid others about the person

Interests

• dogs, coffee, beer, auburn, reading in bed, family slide albums, train journeys

• Sport & Clubs

  surfing

• Music & Bands

  Irish music, Bob Vocalizer

Connections

Bob Revivalist was married to Carolyn Metalworker on August 26, 1967.

They have two children.

Father:

Donald Graham

Mother:

Kathleen Graham

Wife:

Carolyn Metalworker

Daughter:

Naomi Ann

Son:

Peter Sebastian

granddaughter :

Rosie

Grandson:

Oliver