Jez Alborough

About

Acclaimed author and illustrator of picture books for children. His best-known works include My Friend Bear, Fix-It Duck, and Martin's Mice.

Before Fame

After graduating from the Norwich School of Art, he wrote and published his first children's book, a 1985 work entitled Bare Bear.

Trivia

His popular children's books were translated into more than ten languages.

Family Life

He was born and raised in southwest London, where he continued to live following his marriage to a Danish woman.

Associated With

He and fellow English author Anthony Browne both had successful careers as children's book writers and illustrators.