A little about AngieAngie was born into a big unruly family in Kent and ever since she was little all she ever wanted to do was to draw and paint. After studying Design and Illustration at Chelsea Art School, she worked for several years as part of the backstage team...

A little about CallyCally studied illustration and since graduating has worked in the arts. She spent many fun-filled years as an in-house ‘master cute’ artist for Hallmark Cards before going on to pursue her children’s book dreams. She has now created the...

A little about Charles Charles (Charlie) has been writing and illustrating since 1988. His first picture book, BUSH VARK’S FIRST DAY OUT, won The Macmillan Prize and was published whilst he was in his second year at Camberwell School of Art. A year later it went on to...

A little about FrancescaFrancesca lives in an old house in the center of Turin with her husband. Her studio is colourful, full of books and looks over a small courtyard garden. Since 1997 Francesca has illustrated more than 50 children’s books working with publishers...

A little about GemmaGemma was born in Sheffield and moved to Wrexham to study Illustration at North East Wales Institute where she gained a first class degree. She won two awards at the New Designers Exhibition in 2006 which resulted in her being offered her first...

A little about JamesJames is the award-winning author and illustrator of ELLA BELLA BALLERINA and the KATIE series. He’s been creating books for children for 30 years. He loves experimenting with different techniques and finding just the right approach for each new...

A little about LornaLorna loved drawing from an early age. Rusty, her pony, was her first subject. Upon completion of a foundation course at North West School of Art and Design she went to Manchester Polytechnic to study for a BA (Hons) in Illustration. The...

A little about MagdaMagda was born in Wroclaw, Poland, where she graduated with a degree in Business and Environmental Sciences. After a few years working in the City of London and the birth of her two little girls, Magda dived into the magical world of picture books...

A little about Marie-LouiseMarie-Louise was born in Dublin, where she studied Illustration. Her main interest as a picture book creator is in charting the personal journeys we make in early childhood.  She has been creating picture books since 1988 and turned to...

A little about MarkMark originally studied Film at University and then worked for several years in TV production and then the Photography industry. Mark lived in Spain for a year, where he rediscovered a childhood love of drawing and realised his favourite thing to do...

A little about MomokoBorn and bred in Japan, Momoko grew up in a house made of book shelves (her grandpa was a poet, her dad was a writer and her mum was a school teacher), where she was allowed to doodle on the walls (or she thought she was). As a child, she drew all...

A little about RosalindaRoz was born in Harrow, Middlesex.  Much of her childhood was spent drawing, painting or making her own books. She loved to create plasticine worlds full of plasticine people.  After doing a foundation course at Harrow College of Art she went...

A little about Sally AnneSally Anne Lambert’s first book, The Gingerbread Man by David Wood, was offered to her while she was still in her final year at Coventry Polytechnic where she obtained a B.A. honours degree in Graphic Design.  She has exhibited her paintings...

A little about SamSusie Jenkin-Pearce (who works under the pseudonym Sam Childs) was brought up in Harrow and has made pictures for as long as she can remember.  She studied Fine Art at Hornsey Art School and worked as an art teacher as well as teaching children with...

A little about WayneWayne Anderson was born in Leicester and, at the age of fifteen, went to Leicester College of Art to study Graphic Design.  This was followed by a post graduate degree course.  After leaving college he moved to London and began to establish himself...