Stephen Michael King Biography

Born in Sydney, Australia; two children.

Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scholastic Australia, P.O. Box 579, Gosford, New South Wales 2250, Australia.

Author, illustrator, and book designer. Worked as a children's library assistant; Walt Disney Studios, Surry Hill, Australia, illustrator, beginning 1990; Scholastic Australia, book designer.

SELF-ILLUSTRATED

A Special Kind of Love, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1995.

The Man Who Loved Boxes, Scholastic Australia (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 1996.

Beetle Soup: Australian Stories and Poems for Children, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1996.

Patricia, Scholastic Australia (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 1997.

Henry and Amy (Right-Way-Round and Upside Down), Walker (New York, NY), 1998.

The Startling Secret of Successful Riddling, Scholastic Australia (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 1998.

The Little Blue Parcel, Scholastic Press (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 1998.

Rat's Lucky Day, and Rat Goes Fishing, Scholastic Australia (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 1999.

Rat and the Rud Cap, and Rat and the Big Stink, Scholastic Australia (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 1999.

Amelia Ellicott's Garden, Scholastic Australia (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 2000.

Emily Loves to Bounce, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2000.

The Pocket Dogs, Scholastic Australia (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 2000, Scholastic Press (New York, NY), 2001.

Where Does Thursday Go?, Clarion Books (New York, NY), 2001.

Jack's Owl, Scholastic Australia (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 2001.

Milli, Jack, and the Dancing Cat, Philomel Books (New York, NY), 2004.

Mutt Dog, Scholastic Australia (Gosford, New South Wales, Australia), 2004.

Author's works have been translated into several languages.

King's books have been adapted as a play produced by the Patch Theatre Company.