Richard Fairgray is a creator of comics and picture books and he's been making his own books since childhood. Growing up in Auckland, the award-winning author now spends his time between Canada, and Los Angeles. His books have been published internationally in Australia and the United States, with foreign language editions published in Korea and Turkey. His titles are many, including the comic series Blastosaurus, and Ghost Ghost, and multiple picture books, including My grandpa is a dinosaur. Richard Fairgray's latest book has perhaps been inspired by some of the North Island's west coast beaches, it is called Black Sand Beach, are you afraid of the light?.