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TOHBY
RIDDLE
Tohby Riddle is an illustrator and writer whose
deceptively simple illustrations contain the most fascinating
detail. His picture books charm children and all lovers of illustration.
  
Tohby was
born and raised in Sydney and has a BA in Visual Arts and a BSc
(Architecture) although he has spent his post-graduate years doing
anything but architecture - with great success. Since 1989 he has
been accountable for a number of picture books that have been published
in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. These include Careful
With That Ball, Eugene!, A Most
Unusual Dog, Arnold Z Jones Could Really Play
the Trumpet, The Royal Guest and The
Tip at the End of the Street. The Great Escape
from City Zoo, released in 1997, was shortlisted both
for the 1998 Children's Book Council Picture Book of the Year Awards
and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and The Singing Hat.
A Magpies review says that: 'Reading books like The
Singing Hat and Riddle's equally remarkable The
Tip at the End of the Street ... places the reader's mind
... in a position to find and receive the most beautiful and improbable
things.' Tohby has illustrated The Word Spy – a
new book which takes a quirky look at the English language, written
by Ursula Dubosarsky and his latest
picture book is Nobody Owns the Moon.
 
As well
as creating picture books, Tohby contributes cartoons to a number
of publications and is regularly featured in the Sydney Morning
Herald's Good Weekend Magazine. The popularity of Tohby's
cartoons has lead to the release of two collections of his work
entitled The Big Idea and Pink Freud.
He also enjoys visiting schools to talk about his work, in particular
the development of an idea from a sketch in a notepad through to
a finished book. He believes the picture book medium, being both
visual and verbal, offers great potential for storytelling for
people of all ages - children and adults alike. Tohby has also
made recent appearances at both Sydney and Melbourne Writers' Festivals.
  
For more information about Tohby’s books and cartoons see his website – www.tohby.com
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