NICK BLAND
Nick Bland was born in the Australian Yarra Valley in 1973. He spent his early childhood climbing haystacks and making mischief in his father's painting studio. When he moved to ‘the bush’ at the age 6, the rest of his childhood was filled with drawing, exploring and playing football.
As well as honing his drawing skills, he found a love of the English language during high school. It never occurred to him to pursue anything else as a profession. In 1996, he stumbled into a bookshop job, and rediscovered the art of the picture book. Untrained, he spent the next few years reading every picture book that hit the shelves and began honing his style as a storyteller and illustrator.
He illustrated several readers before sending A Monster Wrote Me a Letter to Scholastic Press in 2001. Since then, Nick has written and illustrated many titles, including the much-loved, bestselling series, The Very Cranky Bear, which has been published around the world.
The Very Cranky Bear Series
Some Mums & Some Dads
Nick's other titles
