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I am an illustrator and picture book maker. 

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I work by hand, mostly using willow charcoal and a putty rubber. Occasionally I use watercolour, ink and pencils too. 

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My books have been translated into 7 languages for

Hodder Children's Books (Hachette UK)

Oxford University Press (UK)

Kaleidoscope (France)

Orecchio Acerbo Editore (Italy)

Peach Tree (USA)

 

I live and work by a windy beach on the east coast of Scotland with a beardy man, two little boys, 5 hens and a cockerel. Like many an artist before me, the natural world is a treasured source of creativity.

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Awards:

Nominated - CILIP Greenaway Medal 2018 (A Story Like The Wind)

Winner - Award Nati per Leggere 2017 (Little One)

Long-listed - CILIP Greenaway Medal 2017 (Little One)

Long-listed - Klaus Flugge Award 2017 (Little One)

Short-listed - "Read It Again!" Cambridgeshire Children's Book Award 2017 (Little One)

Short-listed - AOI Illustration New Talent Awards 2014

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Education:

MA Children's Book Illustration (Cambridge School of Art, ARU)

BA Art History (Manchester University)

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Features:

The Guardian - The making of Little One

Playing by the Book - My desert island books

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