Giraffes Can''t Dance

About Giles Andreae

Guy Parker-Rees'exuberant and energetic illustrations have made him a household name and one of today's bestselling children's illustrators. Notable success include Giraffes Can't Dance a worldwide success and recently a Richard & Judy children's book choice Spookyrumpus winner of the Sheffield Dundee and Portsmouth book awards and the highly acclaimed All Afloat on Noah's Boat. Guy lives in Brighton with his wife and three young sons. Giles Andreae is the author of many top selling award-winning picture books. For Orchard these include Rumble in the Jungle Commotion in the Ocean and I Love My Mummy. However it is for the international bestseller Giraffes Can't Dance that he is best known. Giles is also the creator of Purple Ronnie Britain's favourite stickman and of the artist / philosopher Edward Monkton. These two ranges of greetings cards books and merchandise have made Giles the country's top selling living poet and an icon of contemporary popular culture. Giles's other work has included poetry installations for The Natural History Museum and for the Selfridges Millennium windows. He is an ambassador for The Arts Award and Tesco's Ambassador for Books into Schools and Clubs. Giles lives with his wife Victoria a children's clothes designer and their four young children by the river in Oxfordshire.