R.W. Alley, author portrait

R.W. Alley

R.W. Alley is the author and illustrator of many children’s books. For more than 20 years, he has been the illustrator of the revived Paddington Bear series, across multiple formats. Other recent work includes There’s a Princess in the Palace: Five Classic Tales Retold, and Mitchell on the Moon. He received the Rhode Island Mock Caldecott Award for There’s a Wolf at the Door, and a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book for Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day. Books he has illustrated have been selected by Junior Library Guild and included in lists such as ALA Notable Books for Children, Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts, among others. His other books at Kane Press include the Animal Antics A to Z series, written by Barbara deRubertis and Firefighters to the Rescue! Visit www.rwalley.com.
Construction Crews Build Big!
Hospital Heroes Save the Day!
Firefighters to the Rescue!
Yoko Yak's Yakety Yakking
Walter Warthog's Wonderful Wagon
Umma Ungka's Unusual Umbrella
Rosie Raccoon's Rock and Roll Raft
Polly Porcupine's Painting Prizes
Nina Nandu's Nervous Noggin
Maxwell Moose's Mountain Monster
Lana Llama's Little Lamb
Izzy Impala's Imaginary Illnesses
Hanna Hippo's Horrible Hiccups
Gertie Gorilla's Glorious Gift
Frances Frog's Forever Friend
Eddie Elephant's Exciting Egg-Sitting
Dilly Dog's Dizzy Dancing
Corky Cub's Crazy Caps
Bobby Baboon's Banana Be-Bop
Zachary Zebra's Zippity Zooming
Xavier Ox's Xylophone Experiment
Victor Vicuna's Volcano Vacation
Tessa Tiger's Temper Tantrums
Sammy Skunk's Super Sniffer
Quentin Quokka's Quick Questions
Oliver Otter's Own Office
Kylie Kangaroo's Karate Kickers
Jeremy Jackrabbit's Jumping Journey
Alexander Anteater's Amazing Act

Books

Construction Crews Build Big!
Hospital Heroes Save the Day!
Firefighters to the Rescue!
Yoko Yak's Yakety Yakking
Walter Warthog's Wonderful Wagon
Umma Ungka's Unusual Umbrella
Rosie Raccoon's Rock and Roll Raft
Polly Porcupine's Painting Prizes
Nina Nandu's Nervous Noggin
Maxwell Moose's Mountain Monster
Lana Llama's Little Lamb
Izzy Impala's Imaginary Illnesses
Hanna Hippo's Horrible Hiccups
Gertie Gorilla's Glorious Gift
Frances Frog's Forever Friend
Eddie Elephant's Exciting Egg-Sitting
Dilly Dog's Dizzy Dancing
Corky Cub's Crazy Caps
Bobby Baboon's Banana Be-Bop
Zachary Zebra's Zippity Zooming
Xavier Ox's Xylophone Experiment
Victor Vicuna's Volcano Vacation
Tessa Tiger's Temper Tantrums
Sammy Skunk's Super Sniffer
Quentin Quokka's Quick Questions
Oliver Otter's Own Office
Kylie Kangaroo's Karate Kickers
Jeremy Jackrabbit's Jumping Journey
Alexander Anteater's Amazing Act

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