Denton has developed an enduring and very popular partnership with writer Andy Griffiths and together they have produced:
- 6 books in the Just! series
- The Bad Book
- The Cat on the Mat Is Flat (2006)
- What Bumosaur is that?
- The Day My Bum Went Psycho (2001)
Illustrations for Paul Jennings and Ted Greenwood:
- Duck for Cover
- Freeze a crowd
- Spooner or Later
His art and designs contributed heavily to style and stories of the children's TV series
Lift Off.
Denton has illustrated books by Mem Fox:
- Night Noises (1989)
- A Particular Cow (2006)
Illustrations for books by Natalie Jane Prior
- The Paw (1993)
- The Paw in Destination: Brazil (1995)
- The Paw in The Purple Diamond (1998)
- The Paw Collection (2007, omnibus of the three books with new b/w artwork)
Illustrations for books by Gillian Rubinstein
- Mr Plunkett's pool (1992)
- Jake and Pete (1995)
- Jake and Pete and the stray dogs (1997)
- Ducky's nest (1999)
- Jake & Pete and the Catcrowbats (1999)
- Jake and Pete and the magpie's wedding (2002)
His own books include the
Gasp! series, currently being made into an animated TV series, the
Storymaze books, which are a mix of novel and comic book, and the popular
Wombat and Fox collection.