Terry Denton


Terry Denton is an Australian illustrator and author. He is married and has three children. He is the second youngest of five boys and was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria. Denton now lives in Mornington, Victoria.
Denton has written and illustrated more than 30 of his own books and illustrated numerous others for many notable Australian authors, most notably Andy Griffiths.
The Upside-down History of Down Under won the 2019 NSW Premier's History Awards Young People's History Prize.

Works

Together with Griffiths, Denton has produced;
Illustrations for Paul Jennings and Ted Greenwood:
His art and designs contributed heavily to style and stories of the children's TV series Lift Off.
Denton has illustrated books by Mem Fox:
Illustrations for books by Natalie Jane Prior
Illustrations for books by Gillian Rubinstein
His own books include the Gasp! series, which has been adapted into an animated TV series of the same name, the Storymaze books, which are a mix of novel and comic book, and the popular Wombat and Fox collection. Other books written and illustrated by Denton include: