Gavin John Bishop (born 1946) is an author and illustrator, from Invercargill, New Zealand. He is known for illustrating books from prominent New Zealand authors, including Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy. Bishop's first published picture book was ''Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant'', published in 1981 by Oxford University Press.

Early life

Bishop was born in Invercargill.

Career

Bishop worked as a high school art teacher for thirty years, before writing and illustrating children's books full-time. In 2006, he accused the makers of the Hollywood film '' Mr and Mrs Smith'' of plagiarizing his 1997 school book ''The Secret Lives of Mr and Mrs Smith''.

Select honours and awards

*2018 – Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award for ''Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story'' at the

New Zealand Children's Book Awards The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are a series of literary awards presented annually to recognise excellence in children and young adult's literature in New Zealand. The awards began in 1982 as the New Zealand Governme ...

*2013 – Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Children's Literature. *2013 – Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award *2013, 2000, 1994, 1983 – New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, winner of the picture book category. *2010, 2008, 2006, 1982 – LIANZA Russell Clark Medal for Illustration. *2000 – Margaret Mahy Medal for Services to Children's Literature. *1984 –

Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations The Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations (Japanese: 野間国際絵本原画コンクール) was organised by Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) supported by the Noma International Book Development Fund from 1978 to 2008. It wa ...

, Grand Prize.

Select bibliography

*2020 – ''Mihi'', 18pp, ( Gecko Press) *2018 – ''Cook's Cook Limited Edition'', 40pp, ( Gecko Press) *2018 – ''Cook's Cook'', 40pp, ( Gecko Press) *2017 – ''Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story'' (

Penguin Penguins (order (biology), order List of Sphenisciformes by population, Sphenisciformes , family (biology), family Spheniscidae ) are a group of Water bird, aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: on ...

) *2017 – ''Helper and Helper'', 128pp, ( Gecko Press) *2013 – ''Mister Whistler'', 32pp, ( Gecko Press) *2012 – ''Koinei te Whare nā Haki i Hanga'', 40pp, Māori translation of ''The House that Jack Built'' ( Gecko Press) *2012 – ''The House that Jack Built'', 40pp, ( Gecko Press) *2010 – ''Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths'' *2010 – ''Friends: Snake & Lizard, Joy Cowley, Gecko Press (illustrator)'' *2010 – ''Cowshed Christmas (illustrator)'' *2010 – ''There Was a Crooked Man'' *2009 – ''Piano Rock: A 1950s Childhood'' *2008 – ''Rats!'' *2008 – ''Snake & Lizard, Gecko Press (illustrator)'' *2007 – ''Riding the Waves: four Maori Myths'' *2006 – ''Te Waka'' *2006 – ''Kiwi Moon'' *2005 – ''Taming the Sun: Four Maori Myths'' *2004 – ''The Three Billy Goats Gruff'' *2002 – ''Tom Thumb'' *1982 – ''Mr. Fox'', 32pp, ( Oxford University Press)

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