Guy Parker-Rees is the international best-selling illustrator of Giraffes Can’t Dance, written by Giles Andreae (Orchard), which recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary.

Guy has collaborated with Giles Andreae on several other titles, including The Chimpanzees of Happy Town, Be Brave Little Penguin, Elephant Me (also titled Free to Be Elephant Me in the US), Brave Dave and most recently Every Little Hippo Can (Orchard Books).

Guy has collaborated with many authors, including Jemima the Pig and the 127 Acorns and Barney the Horse (HarperCollins) with Michael Morpurgo, and a range of successful picture books with Tony Mitton for Orchard Books such as Bumpus Jumpus Dinosuarumpus, Down by the Cool of the Pool and Twist and Hop, Minibeast Bop. He has also collaborated with Gareth Edwards on Never Ask a Dinosaur to Dinner and Fabulous Pie (Scholastic). A number of his titles are sold in the US through Scholastic Inc.

Guy has also authored and illustrated the vibrant Dylan the Dog series for Alison Green Books and the Tom and Millie books for Hachette.

Guy has won many awards including the FCBG Book Award as well as the Sheffield Book Award, the Portsmouth Book Award and Blue Peter Book Award finalist – all twice.