Terry Denton was born and raised in Australia. He attended a catholic boys school before heading to Uni where he studied architecture and animation and did some acting. After he was married, he took some illustrations to a publisher and got some illustrating work. From there he wrote a few stories and was rewarded for his work with an award. Denton has won the YABBA Award for Spooner or Later in '94, Duck for Cover in '95, Zapt! in '98, Gasp! in '99, Just Stupid! in 2000, Splat! in 2000 and Just Crazy! in 2001. He has also won Koala Awards for Duck for Cover in '95, Gasp! in '96', and Just Crazy! in 2001, as well as a Bilby Award for Gasp! in '99, and a CBC Award for Picture Book of the Year in '86 for Felix and Alexander, Honour Book '94 for The Paw and Duck for Cover was shortlisted in '95. When not writing, Denton also makes visits to schools to talk to the children who read his books.
