Steve Antony is an award-winning writer and illustrator of numerous children’s books including Bird Bath, several of which have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and is best known for his ongoing Mr Panda series which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Along with the award-winning modern classic The Queen’s Hat (and its three sequels) his other picture books include a two-time collaboration with Tim Minchin, for When I Grow Up and Sometimes You Have To Be A Little Bit Naughty, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang picture book and You Can! - Kids Empowering Kids as well as the 70th Anniversary edition of Enid Blyton's Famous Five: Five Have a Wonderful Time. He has also contributed work towards LGBTQ+ anthology Proud, Drawing Europe Together and Kind. Steve is Swindon Libraries Patron to Children’s Reading Services, an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and a committee member of The Society of Author’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group. Steve is colour vision deficient, more commonly known as colour-blind. He lives in South West England with his husband and cat.

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Steve Antony is an award-winning writer and illustrator of numerous children’s books including Bird Bath, several of which have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and is best known for his ongoing Mr Panda series which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Along with the award-winning modern classic The Queen’s Hat (and its three sequels) his other picture books include a two-time collaboration with Tim Minchin, for When I Grow Up and Sometimes You Have To Be A Little Bit Naughty, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang picture book and You Can! - Kids Empowering Kids as well as the 70th Anniversary edition of Enid Blyton's Famous Five: Five Have a Wonderful Time. He has also contributed work towards LGBTQ+ anthology Proud, Drawing Europe Together and Kind. Steve is Swindon Libraries Patron to Children’s Reading Services, an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and a committee member of The Society of Author’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group. Steve is colour vision deficient, more commonly known as colour-blind. He lives in South West England with his husband and cat.

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Steve Antony is an award-winning writer and illustrator of numerous children’s books including Bird Bath, several of which have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and is best known for his ongoing Mr Panda series which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Along with the award-winning modern classic The Queen’s Hat (and its three sequels) his other picture books include a two-time collaboration with Tim Minchin, for When I Grow Up and Sometimes You Have To Be A Little Bit Naughty, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang picture book and You Can! - Kids Empowering Kids as well as the 70th Anniversary edition of Enid Blyton's Famous Five: Five Have a Wonderful Time. He has also contributed work towards LGBTQ+ anthology Proud, Drawing Europe Together and Kind. Steve is Swindon Libraries Patron to Children’s Reading Services, an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and a committee member of The Society of Author’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group. Steve is colour vision deficient, more commonly known as colour-blind. He lives in South West England with his husband and cat.

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