Graeme's first (and to date only) novel, Truck Dogs (A Novel in Four Bites), has been released in paperback as well as a hardcover edition that includes sixteen colour plates of profiles of the characters (each half-dog, half-vehicle), depicting them as they would have appeared in the abandoned picture book, before Graeme decided to instead release the story as a novel for teenagers and younger readers.Ĭolouring books based on Animalia and The Waterhole were published in 20 respectively. Do not turn this page until you have tried your hardest to unravel the Mystery – for the getting of wisdom is no match for the thrill of the chase, and those who choose the longer road shall reap their reward! - Graeme Base Labelled "TOP SECRET", it carries the paragraph: Within lies the solution to the Curious Mystery of The Eleventh Hour, as well as detailed explanations of all the clues and puzzles in the illustrations. The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery was re-released five years later in 1993 with a new, special sealed section in the back called "The Inside Story". Bumblebunnies (A series of four picture books 2018–20).The Amazing Monster Detectoscope (2017).Little Bug Books (A series of six toddlers' books 2014, 2016).Breather (Graphic novel co-author, 2013).The Gallant Captain (Co-director, with Katrina Mathers, 2013).
Julie Watts' The Art of Graeme Base (Illustrator, 2008).The Discovery of Dragons: New Research Revealed (2007).Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky: A Book of Brillig Dioramas (Illustrator, 1996).Maureen Stewart's Creation Stories (Illustrator, 1988).Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky (Illustrator, 1987).Maureen Stewart's Creation Myths (Illustrator, 1987).Jan Anderson's The Days of the Dinosaurs (Illustrator, 1985).My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch (1983).Susan Burke's The Island Bike Business (Co-illustrator with Betty Greenhatch, 1982).īase resides in Melbourne with his wife Robyn and has three children. His first book, My Grandma lived in Gooligulch, was accepted by the first publisher he sent it to. He worked in advertising for two years and then began illustrating children's books, gradually moving to authoring them as well. He attended Box Hill High School and Melbourne High School in Melbourne, and then studied a Diploma of Art (Graphic Design) for three years at Swinburne University of Technology at Prahran. He was born in Amersham, England, but moved to Australia with his family at the age of eight and has lived there ever since. He is perhaps best known for his second book, Animalia published in 1986, and third book The Eleventh Hour which was released in 1989. Graeme Rowland Base (born 6 April 1958) is a British-Australian author and artist of picture books.
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