Dianne Hofmeyr grew up on the tip of southern Africa. Her acclaimed picutres books are translated into more than 18 languages and include The Magic Bojabi Tree (illustrated by Piet Grobler), nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award, Zeraffa Giraffa (illustrated by Jane Ray) which is on the Sunday Times' Top 100 children's classics list, My Daddy is a Silly Monkey (with Carol Thompson( published by Otter-Barry Books and nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal , and Tiger Walk, with Jesse Hodgson. Dianne Hofmeyr grew up on the tip of southern Africa. Her acclaimed picture books are translated into more than 18 languages and include The Magic Bojabi Tree (illustrated by Piet Grobler), nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award, Zeraffa Giraffa, (illustrated by Jane Ray) which is on The Sunday Times' Top 100 Children's Classics list, My Daddy is a Silly Monkey (illustrated by Carol Thompson) and Tiger Walk, both published by Otter-Barry Books and also nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award in 2017 and 2019 respectively. Her most recent picture book for Otter-Barry Books is The Most Famous Rhinoceros, with Simona Mullazani. Dianne lives in west London.
