Gavin Bishop ONZM is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most celebrated children’s authors and illustrators. His work has earned five Best New Zealand Children’s Book of the Year awards, ten Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year awards, and three Best Non-Fiction Children’s Book of the Year awards.

In 2016, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Canterbury. In 2018, he received Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Ihaka – the Sir Kingi Ihaka Award – for his lifetime contribution to Māori art and culture. In 2019, he received the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement. In 2024, he was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, one of the highest international honours in children’s literature.

In 2025, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa acquired all of his original work for a Gavin Bishop archive.