Mike Dumbleton is an Australian writer of children's books and a literacy consultant. He was granted the Federal MinisterâÂÂs Award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy in 2016.
Dumbleton moved to Australia in 1972, where he worked as a teacher for many years. He published his first children's book, Dial-a-Croc in 1991, In 2006 Dumbleton took up a position teaching in New York, where he remained for nine years before returning to South Australia.
His picture book Cat, created with illustrator Craig Smith, was produced as a theatrical production by Windmill Performing Arts in 2007 after winning the "âÂÂPicture Book to Performance Project". Cat had previously received an Honours award in the Early Childhood category by the Children's Book Council of Australia in 2008.