Leigh Hobbs
Leigh Hobbs is an Australian artist and author. Although he works across a wide range of mediums, he is best known in Australia and the United Kingdom for the humorous childrens books he has written and illustrated. These feature his characters Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, Fiona the Pig, Mr Badger and Mr Chicken. Plus the characters in the 4F for FREAKS books. He is the Australian Childrens Laureate for 201617.
Leigh Hobbs was born in Williamstown, a suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia but grew up in the Victorian country town of Bairnsdale.
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