Kelly Canby
Author & Illustrator
About Kelly
Kelly Canby is an award winning, internationally published illustrator and author of over two dozen books for children. Kelly was born in London, England, but has lived in Australia since the age of three, which is probably around the same age she started playing with pencils and crayons, and it was probably only a few years after that that she decided playing with pencils and crayons was something she wanted to do for the rest of her life.
With a Bachelor of Art in Design from Curtin University, Kelly applies her quirky style to the pages of everything from picture books, to chapter books, to early reader books, to colouring books and beyond!
Kelly is on the judging panel for the annual Shaun Tan Illustration Awards and Regional Advisor for The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Western Australia. Kelly’s picture book The Hole Story recently won the 2018 West Australian Premier’s Prize for Writing for Children.
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The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars
Jaclyn Moriaty, illustrated by Kelly Canby