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Dianne Hofmeyr

Born and raised in South Africa, author Dianne Hofmeyr now lives in London. Her travels around China, South Korea, Vietnam, Russia, Siberia and Africa inspired her books. Zerrafa Giraffa which tells the story of a giraffe sent as a gift from Egypt to France, was published in 2014 by Circonflexe in France.

Recent books:

  • Tiger Walk (October 2018, illustrated by Jesse Hodgson, Otter-Barry Books)
  • The Glassmaker’s Daughter (October 2017, illustrated by Jane Ray, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books)
  • My Daddy is a Silly Monkey (May 2017, illustrated by Carol Thompson, Otter-Barry Books)
  • Zeraffa Giraffa (April 2014, illustrated by Jane Ray, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books)