Christopher Cheng is the award-winning author of many children’s books in print and digital formats. His picture book, Bear and Rat (published in many countries), is an uplifting story about love and friendship through the hardest of times and was written for his beloved wife.
Recent Highlights
- Powerful Like a Dragon — Just released in the USA by Roaring Brook / Macmillan
- Dragon Folding — a Children's Book Council 2025 Notable picture book
- Wombat — Winner of the Children's Zoology category, Royal Zoological Society of NSW’s Whitley Awards
- One Tree — Shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards
What Reviewers are saying about Bear and Rat
"A remarkable picture book that shows that regardless of what else we might have, to have that sort of love of another is everything."
"This picture book is a heartwarming, tender tale of the loving relationship between two friends... reminiscent of Guess How Much I Love You and Winnie the Pooh."
"This story is one to share with those you love, those who you might be losing or given to someone who has just lost a loved one."
Other titles include the picture books One Child, Sounds Spooky and Water, the historical fiction titles New Gold Mountain and the Melting Pot and the non fiction titles 30 Amazing Australian Animals and Australia’s Greatest Inventions and Innovations. Teachers' Notes and Resources are available here.
The picture book One Tree has been shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards and 2020 Environment Award for Children's Literature
His narrative non-fiction picture book Python, was shortlisted in the 2013 Children’s Book Council of the Year awards, and was listed as of “Outstanding Merit” in the 2014 edition of Best Books of the Year for Children and Young Adults, selected by the Bank Street College of Education Children’s Book Committee.
More books are coming soon.
In addition to his books, Christopher writes articles for online ezines and blogs and he wrote the libretto for a children’s musical.
More About Christopher
Christopher is co-chair of the International Advisory Board for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and an International Advisory Board Member for the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC). He is a recipient of the Lady Cutler Award for Children’s Literature.
He is an Ambassador for the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature and presents in schools, conferences, and festivals around the world.