Authors and illustrators

Lucy Fleming

Lucy Fleming graduated from the University of Lincoln with a First Degree in Illustration and has worked on children’s book projects for many leading publishers. She lives and works in a small town in England with her partner and a little black cat. When not at her desk she prefers nothing more than to be outdoors in the sunshine with a hot cup of tea.

Mandy Stanley

Mandy Stanley is an award-winning illustrator, author and designer who has published more than 200 picture, story and activity books for children. Mandy is based in her studio in Suffolk.

Maddie Frost

Maddie Frost grew up in a quiet town and has always been inspired by simple things, like bugs and pebbles. She loves illustrating images that are very funny and silly as well as images that have a more serious or softer tone. A field day for her is putting characters in nature or in an environment where she can really embrace a particular season for a setting. Maddie lives in New Hampshire near lots of trees and dogs with her fiancé and their dog.

Magda Brol

Magda was born in Wroclaw, Poland. After a few years spent working in the City of London and the birth of her two little girls, Magda turned her passion for drawing into a dream job. When she’s not drawing, she enjoys yoga, ice skating and DIY and would love to adopt a dog one day. Magda and her family live in leafy south London.

Lucy Truman

Since graduating from Loughborough University with a degree in Illustration, Lucy has become one of the UK’s leading commercial illustrators. Lucy draws inspiration from popular culture, fashion and all things vintage to create her fabulous artworks. This, combined with her love of people-watching, allows Lucy to create illustrations which encapsulate aspirational everyday living.

Mar Hernandez

Mar Hernández is a professional illustrator from Spain, she is also known as “Malota” and develops work for different fields such as advertising, press and products. One of the fields that she enjoys most is illustration for children’s books. Mar is also an illustration teacher at several universities and is a cum laude doctor in Fine Arts from the University of Valencia, Spain.