Philip works mainly in water colour and gouache, pen and coloured pencil. Loose line and stylised characters rather than realistic, with a touch of gentle humour.

• Born England 1952.
• Moved to Hong Kong when he was two.
• Then lived in Kenya before coming with family to NZ.
• Studied at Wellington Polytechnic for Diploma in Graphic Design.
• Worked as graphic designer at TVNZ.
• OE to Israel and south Europe.
• Has freelanced for about 20 years.

Picture books

• Dragor by Pat Quinn pub Scholastic. Won award at 2001 NZ Post Childrens Book Awards
• HillHoppers Away by Brian Birchall pub Scolastic
• Salmagundi by Joy Cowley
• The Dragons Birthday by Margaret Mahy
• The Lucky Feather by Joy Cowley
• Three anthologies of NZ Short Stories for Children edited by Barbara Else pub Random House

Also a selection of chapter books including:

• Prof. Ponsonby, McIntosh and the Wool Bug by John Parker pub Harper Collins
• The Great Bamboozle by Joy Cowley pub Scholastic
• Dragon Fire by Joy Cowley pub Learning Media
• ...and many more.

Plus countless Educational readers

Judge for the NZ Post Childrens Book awards in 2003

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