Ruth Paul (born 1964) 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 (Massey University, Wellington). 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 BallScholastic NZ 2004 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 FlashScholastic NZ 2013 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 JellyfishPenguin Random House 2017 2018 – Mini Whinny Happy Birthday to Me author Stacy Gregg 2018 – Little Hector and the Big Blue WhalePenguin Random House 2018 2019 – Mini Whinny Goody Four Shoes author Stacy Gregg 2019 – Little Hector and the Big IdeaPenguin Random House 2019 2019 – Mini Whinny Bad Day at the Ok Corral author Stacy Gregg 2020 – Cookie BooHarper Collins 2020 2020 – Little Hector Meets Mini MauiPenguin Random House 2020 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 2005 – Aim Children's Book Awards 2005, Honour Award for Tom's Story ill. Ruth Paul, written by Mandy Hager 2008 – NZ Post Children's Book Awards, Children's Choice Award for The King's BubblesNational Library of New Zealand
2008 – BPANZ Children's Book Design Award, Winner for The King's Bubbles 2011 – Storylines Notable Books listing for Two Little PiratesStorylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust http://www.storylines.org.nz/Awards/Notable+Books+Awards.html#Lists 2012 – Storylines Notable Books listing for Stomp! 2012 – New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, finalist for Stomp! 2013 – Storylines Notable Books listing for Bad Dog Flash 2018 – New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, Picture Book award for I am Jellyfish 2018 – Storylines Notable Books Listing for I Am Jellyfish 2018 – Storylines Notable Books Listing for Mini Whinny Happy Birthday to Me author Stacy Gregg
2019 – NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, finalist for Mini Whinny Happy Birthday to Me author Stacy Gregg 2019 – NZ Arts Foundation, Mallinson Rendel Laureate Award 2020 – NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, finalist for Mini Whinny Goody Four Shoes author Stacy Gregg 2022 – New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, Picture Book award for Lion Guards The Cake 2023 – University of Otago College of Education Creative NZ Children's Writer in Residence Fellowship
References
External links Official website Interview with Ruth Paul, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Radio New Zealand, 14 February 2018