Authors and illustrators

Rachael Saunders

From a young age Rachael Saunders has always loved to draw, so she feels extremely blessed to now have her hobby become a career. With a strong interest in the rich printed aesthetic of 1960’s children’s books, her work explores colour, shape and texture in a vibrant and humorous manner. Rachael is based in Hampshire, UK.

Rosalind Maroney

Rosalind Maroney works from her home studio on top of a hill overlooking the houses and sea. She lives with her partner and two children who love picture books as much as she does. Rosalind was originally a Product Designer designing things for kids all over the world, and she’s really happy that she still gets to design toys as well as illustrating books!

Rachel Elliot

Rachel Elliot worked, among other jobs, as a shepherd, a paddle-steamer steward and an editor before becoming a children’s author. She has written over 150 books for children and lives in the South West of England with her family.

Ragnhild Scamell

Ragnhild was born in Denmark, into a huge and very close family, but soon found her way across the North Sea to her adopted country, England, where she lives with her husband, cats and a large boisterous Old English Sheepdog.

Randy Ribay

Randy was born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest. He is the author of AFTER THE SHOT DROPS , AN INFINITE NUMBER OF PARALLEL UNIVERSES and PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING, which was shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2020. He earned his BA in English Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his Master’s Degree in Language and Literacy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He currently teaches English and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Rory Tyger

Rory Tyger is the collective name for Richard Greaves, Tracey Simmons and Gabrielle Murphy. Their studio is a converted barn on a farm in Hertfordshire. In this idyllic setting they work on all kinds of projects, from greetings cards and children’s books to advertising and product design.

Ros Roberts

Ros Roberts grew up when phones were attached to the wall by wiggly wires and music was taped on to cassettes. Amazing teachers encouraged her love of writing, setting her daily challenges to create poems to read to the class. She became a teacher herself; in her own classroom, free writing was a daily necessity and she felt privileged to watch the children’s progress when words flowed without boundaries. Ros loves the rain, eating brunch, tennis and TV. She loves dogs too – Texi, their beautiful Bernese mountain dog, inspired her debut book DIGGER AND ME. Ros and her family have enjoyed living abroad in Vancouver, B.C. and Austin, Texas, but she is very happy and proud to be back living with her husband and three sons in the north of England, where her roots lie.

Rebecca Harry

Rebecca Harry studied design/illustration in Exeter and began her career drawing greetings cards. She has illustrated several books including the Ruby Duckling picture books with Jonathan Emmett. She lives in Cardiff with her two children.