About the Author

John Bush has written many picture books, some of which have been illustrated by Korky Paul, such as 'The Fish Who Could Wish'. John's other well-known pictures books are 'The Bungle in the Jungle', 'The Cross With Us Rhinoceros' and 'The Giraffe Who Got in a Knot'. He lives in South Africa.


Korky Paul was born in Harare Zimbabwe. He enjoyed a wild and privileged childhood in the African bush veldt. Korky studied Fine Arts at Durban Art School and Film Animation at CalArts. He’s best known for illustrating the series, Winnie the Witch published in over 44 languages. Known only to himself as the 'World's Greatest Portrait Artist – and Dinosaur Drawer’, he regularly visits schools promoting his passion for drawing and is one of the 20% still scribbling with Pen ‘n Ink on Paper.