Ben is a children’s book illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Ben has illustrated picture books, junior fiction and non-fiction titles. He has worked with top publishers such as Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Scholastic and Penguin Random House. Ben’s work has had notable listings for the Children Book Council Australia, been shortlisted for Readings Children’s Book Prize, and shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards in 2019 and 2020.

Best known as the co-creator of the bestselling series REAL PIGEONS by Andrew McDonald, the series is published in 23 languages and sold in 24 territories. A film and TV series is also in development with Nickelodeon and Fulwell 73 Productions.

BOOK LIST
Please see Ben’s extensive book list below:

Squishy Taylor in Zero Gravity (Book 5)
by Ailsa Wild and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781760127725

Squishy Taylor and the Mess Makers (Book 4)
by Ailsa Wild and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781760126780

Squishy Taylor and Vase that Wasn’t (Book 3)
by Ailsa Wild and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781760126773

Squishy Taylor and the Question of Trust (Book 2)
by Ailsa Wild and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781760126766

Squishy Taylor and the Bonus Sisters (Book 1)
by Ailsa Wild and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781760126759

Underneath a Cow
by Carol Ann Martin and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781742991276

Small and Big
by Karen Collum and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781922081476

The Bush Book Club
by Margaret Wild and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781742990149

Agent Extreme
by Louise Park and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781486007561

The Wattle Tree
by John Bell and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9780734412911

Redcap’s Christmas
by Sue Cason and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781742990217

Larrikin Lane
by Kate Darling and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781862919891

Head Hog
by Sally Murphy and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9780864619488

Louie the Pirate Chef
by Simon Mitchell and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781921504235

Big Bad Bushranger
by Bob Brown and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781862918016

Give Me a Home Among the Gumtrees
by Bob Brown, Wally Johnson and Ben Wood.
ISBN: 9781862918924