Design and artwork for Kitty Flanagan’s new book

A recent fun project was doing the cover art and design, the text design, and some cartoons for comedian Kitty Flanagan’s latest book 488 Rules for Life: the thankless art of being correct,… Continue reading

Three recent in-depth profiles of Tohby Riddle

For those interested in finding out more about authors and how they think and work, there have been a number of extended profiles of Tohby Riddle and his work published in 2019. The… Continue reading

History Illuminated 2019

Tohby Riddle will be giving a presentation on his critically-acclaimed new book Yahoo Creek: An Australian mystery at History Illuminated 2019. The talk will be about the research and ideas behind the book,… Continue reading

“What a mesmerisingly beautiful addition this is to our Australian picture-book archive.”

Since its release in March 2019, Yahoo Creek: an Australian Mystery by Tohby Riddle has been well received. The following quotes are from reviews that have been published. “This is a book that… Continue reading

Painting for Collectors’ Edition #6 at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

This is Tohby Riddle’s contribution to Collectors’ Edition #6 at The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre. The annual exhibition raises funds for the gallery’s permanent collection. There are over one hundred works (measuring 148… Continue reading

Yahoo Creek is out now!

A few years in the making, Yahoo Creek: an Australian Mystery (Allen & Unwin 2019), was finally released this month. This unique and ambitious picture book presents a lesser-known phenomenon that has perplexed… Continue reading

Mystery Flights at International Children’s Book Day Celebration

Tohby Riddle will be a guest speaker at IBBY Australia‘s celebration of International Children’s Book Day, on Saturday 6 April 2019. His talk, titled Mystery Flights, will be about the unexpected adventures of the… Continue reading

My Uncle’s Donkey Translated into Japanese by Haruki Murakami

A Japanese edition of Tohby Riddle’s picture book My Uncle’s Donkey has just been released by publisher Asunaro Shobo. The translation, accompanied by a thought-provoking translator’s note, is by globally acclaimed author Haruki Murakami,… Continue reading

Here Comes Stinkbug!

For those interested in a Tohby Riddle book for the very young, Here Comes Stinkbug! is out now. This fun book features an ensemble cast of garden-variety creatures that includes a stink bug,… Continue reading

Nobody Owns the Moon 10th Anniversary Edition!

Nobody Owns the Moon, the moving and much-loved picture book by Tohby Riddle, has been licensed to Berbay Publishing. In early 2019 Berbay Publishing will be releasing a beautiful 10th anniversary edition of… Continue reading