Gregory Rogers (1957–2013)

Author of The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard

10+ Works 394 Members 29 Reviews

About the Author

Gregory Rogers was an Australian author and illustrator. He studied fine art at the Queensland College of Art and worked as a graphic designer after completing his studies. He was the first Australian to receive the Carnegie Medal, for Libby Hathorn¿s Way Home. Rogers was best known in the United show more States for his book, The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Rogers died of stomach cancer in Brisbane on May 1. He was 55. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Boy Bear

Works by Gregory Rogers

Popular Recent

The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard (2004) 184 copies, 12 reviews

The hero of Little Street (2009) 79 copies, 4 reviews

Midsummer Knight (2006) 73 copies, 12 reviews

Apostolic Succession (1994) 43 copies

Omar the strongman (2013) 6 copies

100 Australian Poems for Children (2003) 3 copies

The Island (1996) 3 copies

The Secret of the Swords (2013) 1 copy, 1 review

Ours et le petit garçon (L') - tome 2 - Nuit des Chevaliers (La) (2007) 1 copy

BY SWORD & BLOOD 1 copy

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Associated Works

Way Home (1994) — Illustrator — 127 copies, 27 reviews

A Cage of Butterflies (1992) — Cover artist, some editions — 100 copies, 1 review

What Goes with Toes? (1996) — Illustrator — 38 copies

Space Travellers (1992) — Illustrator — 31 copies, 4 reviews

Tracks (1992) — Illustrator — 27 copies

Running Away from Home (1995) — Illustrator — 20 copies

Lucy's Bay (1992) — Illustrator — 13 copies, 1 review

Willy Waggledagger: By the Picking of My Nose (2009) — Illustrator — 7 copies

Willy Waggledagger: A Belt Around My Bum (2009) — Illustrator — 4 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1957-06-19
Date of death: 2013-05-01
Gender: male
Nationality: Australia
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Place of death: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Education: Queensland College of Art (Fine Arts)
Occupations: children's book author/illustrator
Awards and honors: Kate Greenaway Medal for children's books 1994

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Reviews

The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard by Gregory Rogers

I'm really into wordless picture books lately. At first I didn't like them, but I think that was because they require a different kind of reading that I'm only just getting the hang of.

This one is about a boy who wanders into a theater and is magically transported back to Elizabethan London where he pisses off Shakespeare and spends the rest of the book on the run from him. It's got a comic book look to it and because there are no words parts of the story are sort of open to interpretation, which I think is pretty neat.… (more)

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LibrarianDest | 11 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |

Midsummer Knight by Gregory Rogers

Such a cute story! I remember being fascinated by this book in the series in particular because of the cute fairies and the beautifully-illustrated fantasy world (and the humor...) and it was nice to reread it again years later!

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BooksbyStarlight | 11 other reviews | Oct 25, 2022 |

The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard by Gregory Rogers

I found this book at our local library years ago and haven't forgotten about it! The whole series is AMAZING!!! If you see this book somewhere, you gotta read it!! Even if you're not a kid! Because you're probably not a kid! But you will still love the book anyway! I know you will!!!

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BooksbyStarlight | 11 other reviews | Oct 25, 2022 |

Midsummer knight by Gregory Rogers

A fantastic story about traveling to fantasy worlds and finding a side of yourself you didn't know existed. As a wordless graphic novel, this is accessible to all readers.

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JoanAxthelm | 11 other reviews | Aug 4, 2017 |

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