John Butler

John Butler has written more than a dozen books for children and illustrated over sixty. His books have been published in more than 20 countries. He won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award (Gold Book Award) in the USA in 2011 and the Teachers’ Choice AwardsSM for Children’s Books for 2013. He was awarded the Florida Reading Association Children's Book of the Year (silver medal) (2002, 2003), and the Bank Street College of Education New York - Best Children's Books of the Year (2002, 2004). He has received a Highly Commended award at the Sheffield Children's Book Award as well as a BP Conservation Book Award and others in the UK where he lives. John has had a lifelong fascination with wildlife and his books all reflect this interest.

He has had a long career in illustration working for a very wide range of clients including Time magazine, Sesame Street and The Sunday Times in London. More of John's work can be seen on www.johnbutlerart.com and www.littlebluezebra.com

He says, "Children's publishing has been very inspiring for me. It is extremely rewarding to work with so many innovative and creative people who all have the same sole purpose of producing books to please and stimulate children."