Hello! I am an illustrator and picture book maker. 

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I work mostly by hand, using willow charcoal and a putty rubber.  

I live and work by on the east coast of Scotland with a beardy man, two little boys and 12 chickens. When not at my drawing board I can mostly be found on the wild and windy beach near our home. 

My books have been translated into 7 languages for publishers including:

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Hodder Children's Books (Hachette UK)

Oxford University Press (UK)

Walker Books (UK)

Kaleidoscope (France)

Orecchio Acerbo Editore (Italy)

Peach Tree (USA)

Eerdlings (USA)

Ars Edition (Germany)

Jei Publishing (Korea)

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AWARDS

CILIP Greenaway Medal 2018, nominated (A Story Like The Wind)

Award Nati per Leggere 2017, winner (Little One)

CILIP Greenaway Medal 2017, long-listed (Little One)

Klaus Flugge Award 2017, long-listed (Little One)

"Read It Again!" Cambridgeshire Children's Book Award 2017, shortlisted (Little One)

AOI Illustration New Talent Awards 2014, shortlisted.

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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

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2016 The Guardian "Making of..."

2016 Desert Island Books

2020 Northern Highlight interview for CBN

2021 Cornelia Funke's Magical Image Makers

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