About the Author

Gregory Rogers studied fine art at Queensland College of Art and worked as a graphic designer before taking up freelance illustration. He was the first Australian to be awarded the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard was first published in Australia in 2004 where it was short-listed for several awards including an Australian + New Zealand Illustration Award. It has also been published in the UK, France, the Netherlands and the USA, where it received critical acclaim including a selection as a Notable Children's Book of the Year for the American Library Association. Its sequels Midsummer Knight was a CBCA Notable Book 2007 and The Hero of Little Street won the 2010 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. He also illustrated the fabulous Sword Girl series by Frances Watts. Greg passed away in 2013.

Reviews

A splendid, wordless time-slip story with wonderfully detailed illustrations. It tells of a curious boy, a grumpy Shakespeare, a captive bear and a baron whose head is bound for the chop. Packed full of historical detail - the birds ib the heads on London Bridge are all too real. Gregory Rogers has created a glorious romp of a book. Carousel

A splendid, wordless time-slip story with wonderfully detailed illustrations. It tells of a curious boy, a grumpy Shakespeare, a captive bear and a baron whose head is bound for the chop. Packed full of historical detail - the birds ib the heads on London Bridge are all too real. Gregory Rogers has created a glorious romp of a book. Carousel

Gr 1-6-Familiarity with Shakespeare is not essential but adds to the fun when following a young soccer player and his ball through a broken window and back in time. His appearance mid-performance infuriates the playwright; a friendly bear assists with escape. Shifting perspectives and panel sizes control the action's rise and fall. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.