![]() Things come to life for me off the page in such a complete 360º way - a complete world in every detail. It was amazing - the world of Middle Earth was so HUGE. Things changed when I was introduced to J.R.R.Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings when I was about twelve. I could read well enough as a kid but I wasn't in love with it. Base still lives in Melbourne with his wife Robyn and their three teenage children.īase on Reading “I wasn't always into books.He has written and illustrated 11 children’s books, 1 novel, and illustrated 6 books written by other authors. ![]() Three years later he wrote and published Animalia which turned his hobby into a career.As a musician, Base wrote and illustrated his first book, My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch, which was published in 1983. After a couple of years in advertising, Base decided that was not the career path for him and began playing with the rock band Rikki Tikki Tavi.After high school, he attended Swineburne College of Technology. ![]()
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