Kim Gamble (13 July 1952 – 19 February 2016)[1] was an Australian illustrator of children's books.
[2] Whilst initially working as a teacher and in other jobs, he eventually became a children's illustrator later in life.
[3] Beginning to illustrate stories for children at the age of 24, his first assignment in 1976 was for The Land Behind the World[5] by Anne Spencer Parry and three sequels.
[6][7][4] Gamble met author Anna Fienberg, with whom he produced more than 20 books, at the School Magazine where she was the editor.
[3][4] Some of Gamble's artwork for The Hottest Boy Who Ever Lived by Anna Fienberg is held in the National Centre for Australian Children's Literature (formerly the Lu Rees Archives).