Deborah Mary Niland OAM (born 1950) is a New Zealand–born Australian artist,[1][2] known as a writer and illustrator of children's books.
[3][4] Some of her most popular books include Annie's Chair, When The Wind Changed, Mulga Bill's Bicycle, and Chatterbox.
Their best-known collaboration is an illustrated version of Mulga Bill's Bicycle, based on a poem written by A.
Niland's early career as a book illustrator[6] involved collaborations with author Ruth Park (When The Wind Changed (1980), Roger Bandy (1977) and The Gigantic Balloon (1975)) and author Jean Chapman (Velvet Paws and Whiskers (1979) and The Sugar Plum Christmas Book (1977)).
Niland has both written and illustrated many children's titles including Annie's Chair (2005), The Big Green Thing (2008), and Let's Play (2007).