Guy Parker-Rees (born 1959) is an illustrator and writer of children's books.
[2] Before becoming a children's book writer and illustrator, Parker-Rees worked as an art teacher for people with learning difficulties and as an art therapist in a social-services day center.
[3] Parker-Rees's work includes illustrating for other writers, most notably Giles Andreae, as well as creating his own children's books.
His name featured on the lists of the top-fifty most-borrowed illustrators from U.K. public libraries from July 2015 to June 2016.
[4] Giraffes Can't Dance is Parker-Rees's most successful picture book, an international bestseller on amazon.co.uk[5] and number-one bestselling picture book in the United States.