Ralph Lazar

Ralph Lazar
Ralph Lazar, California, 2016
Born	1967 (age 49–50) Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation	Artist, Author, Illustrator
Nationality	South African, British
Genre	Art, Illustration
Notable works	Harold's Planet, Happiness Is
Notable awards	Parents' Choice Awards 2006, 2009, The New York Times Best Seller list 2015

Ralph Lazar is a South African artist, illustrator and a New York Times Bestselling author. Partnering with his wife Lisa Swerling, they are best known for their illustrative works Happiness Is, Harold's Planet, Vimrod and The Brainwaves.

Happiness Is was first published by Chronicle Books of San Francisco. Rights have been sold in over 16 languages. Harold's Planet and Vimrod have been published by Penguin Books, Harper Collins and Andrews McMeel and sell as greetings cards in the millions.The Brainwaves are cartoon characters that populate Dorling Kindersley's children's reference titles, published in over a dozen languages. Their artwork appeared weekly in The Financial Times and The Scotsman from 2006 to 2009.

With Lisa Swerling, he co-authored the book Me Without You which was on the New York Times Bestseller List in March 2015.

Awards and nominations include The Royal Society Prizes for Science Books (shortlist - 2008), Annecy International Animated Film Festival Grand Prix winner 1998 (International Project Competition), The Royal Society Prizes for Science Books (shortlist - 2007 ), The Washington Post Book of the Week (April 2007) and The Parents' Choice Award 2006 and 2009 .