Dale Blankenaar is a full-time picture book illustrator and designer. He has illustrated about 30 picture books (locally and internationally). Dale was a finalist in the 2010 Maskew Miller Literature Awards Illustration category and was selected for IBBY SA’s Honour list 2015/2016 for his work in Rhinocephants on the Roof by Marita van der Vyver (NB Publishers, Cape Town).