Dave Petzold

Dave Petzold

Dave Petzold is an illustrator and author living on Bundjalung Country in New South Wales. Dave's debut picture book, Seven Seas of Fleas, was released in 2020 with Starfish Bay Publishing. It was CBCA shortlisted for the New Illustrator Award in 2021. He also illustrated The Kindness Club, written by Kate Bullen-Casanova and released in 2022 with  Bright Light Books (Hardie Grant Children's Publishing). Dave’s second picture book, We Live in a Bus, was released with Thames and Hudson in 2024. Dave loves creating characters who are curious and question the status quo, and hopes that if you read his books you become curious about your world, too!

Books represented by Annabel Barker Agency

We Live in a Bus

Published 2024 by Thames&Hudson Australia
CBCA Picture Book of the Year Shortlisted 2025
Selected for the BRAW Amazing Bookshelf Bologna Ragazzi Award 2025

We live in a bus. She’s called Gracie Joy Rufus Bean (we couldn’t agree on a name).
Gracie Joy Rufus Bean has six wheels and a door that opens when you push a button, tic-shhh!

Life is full of surprises when you live in a bus. Everywhere is your home and every day brings something new. Join one family as they enjoy life on the road – camping under the stars, listening to nature, and making new friends along the way.