John Butler

John Butler has been illustrating children’s books for 30 years. He is particularly recognized for his animal illustrations, for which he has won a number of awards in the UK and the USA., John Butler has written and directed award-winning shorts for the Irish Film Board and directed and co-wrote the 6-part TV sketch show Your Bad Self. He is an occasional columnist and interviewer for the Irish Times and his writing has appeared in the Dublin Review, the San Francisco Chronicle and on NPR. John lives in London.