Ned Barraud

Ned Barraud is a New Zealand illustrator and writer. He has illustrated a number of children’s non-fiction books. He illustrated the Explore & Discover series, a collection of books by author Gillian Candler and published by Potton & Burton. At the Beach, the first book in the series, won the Elsie Locke [Award for Non-Fiction] in 2013.
For his book What Happened to the Moa published in 2020, Barraud worked with experts, including museum curator and zoologist Mike Dickison, to ensure the content was as authentic as possible.

In 2024, Barraud and author Katie Furze collaborated on the book, Ruru, Night Hunter, which was published by Scholastic. Ruru, Night Hunter was shortlisted for the New Zealand [Book Awards for Children and Young Adults], Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award in 2025.