Paul Geraghty
Paul Geraghty
Paul Geraghty
Born (1959-05-03) 3 May 1959
OccupationAuthor-Illustrator
NationalitySouth African
EducationNatal University
GenrePicture Books and Children's Fiction
Notable worksPig, Solo, Dinosaur in Danger
Notable awardsRed House Children's Book Award, Young Africa Award
Website
www.paul-geraghty.com

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]

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]

Geraghty’s picture books typically centre on wildlife/environmental themes, either treated in a highly realistic manner, rich in detail, or irreverently stylised, usually illustrated in watercolour.[3] Translated into over 20 languages internationally, his work has won various awards, including the Red House Children's Book Award for Solo in 1996.[4]

In 2008, he translated the ancient Indian ethical treatise of the Tirukkural into Fijian.[5]

A frequent lecturer and live illustrator on the literary circuit, he is renowned for his inspirational, if eccentric style with audiences of all ages.

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)

References

  1. ↑ "Pig by Paul Geraghty". Open Library. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Paul Geraghty". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Paul Geraghty". Children's Discovery Centre. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Past winners from 1990-1999". Red House Children's Book Award. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  5. ↑ Dev Nadkarni and Padmini Gaunder (10 July 2009). "And Now, Thirukkural in Fijian". The Indian Weekender. The Indian Weekender. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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