Hi this is me, Tony.
I’ve got a lot of hair, haven’t I?
It took me longer than most people to realise I was bald because I’m tall and I never looked down on my head. Then one day I saw my picture on one of those black and white security TVs in 7-Eleven. I yelped with surprise and almost spilled my Slurpee. The guy behind the counter looked nervous. Who was the bald, jumpy, yelpy guy? That was a dark day.
I’ve written more than twenty books, mainly for kids, and if you’ve come here because you like one of them, that makes me happy. If you’re not such a fan, well done on tracking me down anyway.
If you’re interested more in my grown ups work, visit tonywilson.com.au
Here’s some stuff about me:
Born: 1 November 1972
Eyes: Blue, and I’ve had a cornea transplant in the right eye for a condition called keratoconus. Oooooh. I see through a dead person’s cornea!
Lives: Northcote, Melbourne
Family: Married to Tamsin, and we have four kids, two boys and two girls. I grew up in a family with two boys and two girls. The order of the family I grew up in GBBG. The order of my family is GBBG. This is very satisfying if you’ve ever played the seventies board game, Mastermind. My kids are called Polly, Harry, Jack and Alice.
Favourite book of mine: The Cow Tripped Over the Moon or The Thirsty Flowers
Favourite kids book ever, all time, by anyone: Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are and Roald Dahl’s Danny The Champion of the World
Favourite kids movie: School of Rock with Jack Black
Favourite colour: mauve
Favourite word: mauve
Least favourite word: phlegm