
The book was republished by Scholastic in 2014. Produced in Dunedin by TVNZ's Natural History Unit, now NHNZ, Bidibidi follows the adventures of a sheep on a South Island station for two series. Since then, his distinctive ink and watercolour illustrations have appeared alongside his original texts and those of critically acclaimed New Zealand authors, and accompanied his retellings of traditional folktales, fables and Māori legend.īishop's illustrations have been exhibited at international shows from Japan to Czechoslovakia, and he has appeared as a teacher and guest speaker at many international forums.īidibidi (Oxford University Press) was first published in 1982 and adapted to a television series of the same name, which first aired in 1990. Born in Invercargill, Bishop went on to attend the Canterbury University School of Fine Arts, graduating with Honours in 1967.

He has won numerous national and international awards. Bishop, Gavin (1946 - ) is a children's book author and illustrator.
