David Conway Children's Author
David Conway is a children's picture book author who has written for Hodder, Random House, Frances Lincoln and Gullane Children's Books. He has been awarded The Peter Pan Silver Star by the Swedish wing of the IBBY and the Parents' Choice Gold Award in the US for Lila and the Secret of Rain. His first picture book The Most Important Gift of All illustrated by Karin Littlewood, was nominated for The Kate Greenaway Medal in 2006.
The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster was chosen as one of the children's books of the year 2008 by Nicolette Jones of The Sunday Times and was shortlisted for the 2009 Sheffield Children's Book Award. Shine Moon Shine was chosen as one of the top ten picture books of 2008 by The Bookbag.
David's picture books are published in many different countries and have even been translated into such languages as Zulu. David's work will make its TV debut on Cbeebies this year.
As well as writing David is a stay-at-home father and brings up his two children Bess and Jude and a cat called Bobby. David's wife works in academic publishing.
I Spy Something Wonderful (Feb 3rd 2011)
Illustrated by Paula Bowles
Random House Children's Books
Mummy Deer, Daddy Deer and Baby Deer are playing ‘I spy’. There are lots of wonderful things to spot . . . a cloud as soft as a whisper, a sleepy sunset, a bright shimmering star. But there is something more wonderful than all these things. Can Baby Deer guess what it is?
David's picture books can be purchased at all good bookshops or
