Cynthia Is a Wild Dog

About the author

Tohby Riddle is the creator of numerous well-loved and award-winning picture books that have been published in many languages around the world. For his contribution to children's literature he was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2022. His picture books include Nobody Owns the Moon, My Uncle's Donkey, Yahoo Creek, The Singing Hat, Unforgotten, The Great Escape from City Zoo, Here Comes Stinkbug! and The March of the Ants (in collaboration with 2020–21 Australian Children's Laureate, Ursula Dubosarsky). Other books include the best-selling The Greatest Gatsby: a visual book of grammar, and two cartoon collections. Tohby's books are noted for their inventive artwork techniques, their humour and depth of meaning, and their quality and originality.