Ruth Paul


Ruth Paul is a children's picture book author and illustrator from Wellington, New Zealand. Her books have since been translated into many languages.

Biography

She was born in 1964. She grew up in Island Bay, Wellington.
Paul completed a Bachelor of Arts at Victoria University of Wellington, and a Diploma of Visual Communication Design at Wellington Polytechnic. In 2004 Scholastic NZ published The Animal Undie Ball, her first publication as author and illustrator.
In 2019 she received the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Malinson Rendel Laureate Award for Illustration.
Paul currently lives in Mākara.

Books

  • 2004 – The Animal Undie Ball
  • 2005 – The Little White Lie
  • 2007 – The King's Bubbles
  • 2008 – Superpotamus
  • 2010 – Two Little Pirates
  • 2011 – Stomp!
  • 2012 – Hedgehog's Magic Tricks
  • 2013 – Red Panda's Toffee Apples
  • 2013 – Bad Dog Flash
  • 2013 – My Dinosaur Dad
  • 2014 – Rabbit's Hide and Seek
  • 2014 – Go Home Flash
  • 2015 – Bye-Bye Grumpy Fly
  • 2015 – What's The Time Dinosaur?
  • 2016 – My Meerkat Mum
  • 2017 – I Am Jellyfish
  • 2018 – Mini Whinny Happy Birthday to Me author Stacy Gregg
  • 2018 – Little Hector and the Big Blue Whale
  • 2019 – Mini Whinny Goody Four Shoes author Stacy Gregg
  • 2019 – Little Hector and the Big Idea
  • 2019 – Mini Whinny Bad Day at the Ok Corral author Stacy Gregg
  • 2020 – Cookie Boo
  • 2020 – Little Hector Meets Mini Maui
  • 2021 – Mini Whinny No Place Like Home author Stacy Gregg
  • 2022 – Lion Guards the Cake
  • 2024 – Hatch and Match
  • 2025 – ''You Can’t Pat a Fish''

Awards