Danny Snell grew up in Adelaide. From an early age he was fascinated by aeroplanes and wanted to be a pilot. But he soon realised that he much preferred to draw them. Drawing is something that Danny has always enjoyed, and he puts these skills to use illustrating children’s picture books.
Danny studied at the Adelaide Central School of Art and the University of South Australia graduating in 1992 with a Bachelor of Design (Illustration). Since then he has illustrated numerous picture books (more than he realises), including his long-term favourite, ‘Bilby Moon’. Danny also has two picture books under his belt as both author and illustrator: the environmentally themed ‘Seagull’, and ‘My Teeth’, a nonfiction picture book about (you guessed it) teeth!
When he’s not in his studio illustrating Danny enjoys sharing his books through presentations, readings and workshops – discussing their themes, the creative process and the life of a book illustrator. And to mix things up a little further he also teaches swimming…and draws the occasional aeroplane.
Published Titles
The Turtle and the Flood,HarperCollins, 2023
Written by Jackie French
One Little Duck, HarperCollins, 2023
Written by Katrina Germein
Pollination: How Does My Garden Grow?, CSIRO Publishing, 2023
Written by Christopher Cheng
The Garden on Red Gum Road, Little Book Press, 2022
Written by Phil Cummings
CBCA Notable Book 2023
Marcie Gill and the Caravan Park Cat, Puffin Books, 2021
Written by Monica McInerney
The Fire Wombat, Angus and Robertson, 2020
CBCA Notable Book 2021
ABIA Longlist 2021
Meet Mia by the Jetty, Puffin Books, 2020
Published Titles
My teeth, Little Book Press, 2019
Ozzie goes to school, Working Title Press, 2019
Somewhere in the reef, Scholastic, 2018
Let's go strolling, Little Book Press, 2018
Written by Katrina Germein
Winner of the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year, Birth to 3 years
Bilby Moon, 2010, Working Title Press
CBCA Notable Book 2001
Shortlisted for the 2001 Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA)
Seadragon Sea, 2007, Worklng Title Press
Zizzy, 2010, Omnibus Books
You are my Special Baby, 2012, Working Title Press
The Long Way Home, 2012, Working Title Press
Somewhere in Australia, 2013, Scholastic
Jeremy, 2013, Working Title Press
Winner of the 2014 CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
Seagull, 2015, Working Title Press
Winner of The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature 2016
Little Chicken Chickabee, 2017, Raising Literacy Australia
CBCA Notable Book, 2017
