Bizzy Bear: Building Site

Benji Davies Is An Illustrator, Author And Animation Director. In His Books He Aims To Capture How It Feels To Be A Child. By Immersing Themselves In The Stories He Writes And Illustrates, Benji Hopes That Children Will Find A Quiet Confidence With Which To Navigate The Noise And Bustle Of The Real World. His First Self-Penned Picture Book The Storm Whale - Since Hailed A Modern Classic - Won The Inaugural Oscars Book Prize And Was Dutch Picture Book Of The Year 2017. His Second, Grandads Island, Garnered Similar Plaudits, Winning The Childrens Book Category Of The Aoi World Illustration Awards And Being Crowned Childrens Book Of The Year At The Sainsburys Childrens Book Awards. In 2020 He Won Oscar'S Book Prize For A Second Time With Tad, A Story About A Tadpole Making Its Way In The Big, Wide Pond. All Three Of These Books Have Since Been Adapted For The Stage. He Is The Illustrator Of Nosy Crows Internationally Bestselling Board Book Series, Bizzy Bear. Benjis Books Can Been Read In Over Thirty-Five Languages And Have Sold Many Millions Of Copies Around The World. Benji Lives In East London With His Wife And Daughter. From A Young Age, Benji Was Invariably To Be Found Drawing And Painting At The Kitchen Table, A Scene Which Is Often Repeated To This Day. He Is The Illustrator Of The Incredibly Successful Bizzy Bear Titles, Which Have Been Published In 23 Languages, And Has Written A Number Of Recent Picture Books, Including The Storm Whale And Grandad'S Island . He Is The Winner Of The Inaugural Oscar'S First Book Prize 2014 And The Sainsbury'S Children'S Book Award 2015. Benji Lives In East London With His Wife And Young Daughter. His Website And Blog Can Be Found At Www.Benjidavies.Com.