Guy Parker-Rees (born 1959) is an illustrator and writer of children's books.
Parker-Rees studied literature and philosophy at the University of York. He lives in Brighton with his wife and three children.
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.
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.
Giraffes Can't Dance is Parker-Rees's most successful picture book, an international bestseller on amazon.co.uk and number-one bestselling picture book in the United States. As of March 2019, it had sold over four million copies worldwide.
