Authors Families
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Ross Collins
Ross Collins's primary teacher told his parents that he should go to art school. 13 years went by until he was finally 'old enough' to get into the Glasgow School of Art. Can you believe that? - 13 years. On graduating he won the Macmillan Prize for his first picture book. Since then he's ill...
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Jon Agee
Award-winning author Jon Agee's latest picture book, Little Santa, tells us how Santa Claus came to be. His picture books include It's Only Stanley, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner and longlisted picture book for the UKLA Book Award 2022. Jon Ag...
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Helen Mortimer
Helen Mortimer works as a freelance children's books editor and author. After many years working for major publishing companies, Helen now writes children's picture books, exploring themes that are close to her heart. Rachael Dean is a children's book i...
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Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Chris Naylor-Ballesteros's new picture book series, Frank and Bert, takes a warm and funny look at friendship. Chris, originally from Bradford, studied illustration at Bradford College of Art before moving to France where he now lives. <...
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Robert Tregoning
Writer and performer Robert Tregoning's debut picture book, Out of the Blue, celebrates difference and explores what makes us who we are. Robert studied at the Glasgow School of Art before a career on the West End stage where he appeared in stage shows includi...
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Thomas Flintham
Thomas Flintham has always loved to draw and tell stories, and now that is his job! He grew up in Lincoln, England, and studied illustration in Camberwell, London. He now lives by the sea with his dog, Ziggy, in Cornwall. Thomas has worked on many projects, most prominently on the PRESS...
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Laura Baker
Laura Baker is the author of all sorts of books for children. She has written about feelings, farms, the magic of books . . . and even talking onions! Laura grew up in Canada but now lives in a lovely town on the coast of Wales with her husband, two boys and big basse...
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John Bond
John Bond studied illustration at Kingston University and worked for seven years at an award-winning creative agency before becoming a full-time illustrator and designer. His debut picture book, Mini Rabbit Not Lost (HarperCollins Children's Books) was shortlisted in...
