Authors and illustrators

Various Authors

Featuring illustrations from a host of best loved illustrators

Veronica Vasylenko

Veronica Vasylenko studied Art at Bradford Art College and Graphic Design at Liverpool John Moores University. She lives and works in the small market town of Otley, West Yorkshire, and loves inventing characters and bringing them to life through her illustrations. In her spare time, Veronica enjoys cycling and running.

Xuan Le

Xuan Le was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She studied fashion design and graphic design and has many years of experience working on children’s books and magazines for local and foreign publishers. Her creative inspiration comes from a lot of things in life, especially the colours and structures in nature. She also likes to make miniature paper craft, short animation and learn about music production.

Yi-Hsuan Wu

Yi-Hsuan Wu is a Taiwanese illustrator. She loves animals, especially birds. When not at work, she enjoys going on adventures with her pet parrot, Sparky.

Valerio Vidali

Valerio Vidali is an Italian illustrator and picture book author. His book The Forest was a New York Time’s Best Illustrated book of 2018, as was his book Jemmy Button in 2013. His work has also received the Grand Prix of ILUSTRARTE, the International Biennal of Illustration; the CJ Picture Book Award and various honours. His latest book Hundred is nominated for the German Children’s Literature Award. Valerio lives and works in Porto, Portugal.

Willian Santiago

Willian Santiago is from Brazil and graduated from the State University of Londrina with a graphic design bachelors degree. He worked in branding for fashion companies for a few years and now has his own studio, specialising in illustration and art direction focusing on editorial, advertising, and fashion. He’s worked with companies like Anthropology, L’Occitane, VSCO, Nestlé, Natura Brasil, Banco Itaú.

Yoojin Um

Yoojin Um loved drawing from an early age. As a shy child, who liked to find unusual places to hide, she enjoyed doodling and creating stories. As she grew up, Yoojin began to realise that pictures can communicate in ways that words cannot and decided that she wanted to become a professional illustrator. Yoojin worked as a graphic designer before pursuing her dream of illustrating children’s books.

Wendy Kendall

Wendy lives in Stafford, England, with her four-year-old daughter Nancy and their two house cats. She loves Scandinavian style design, sunny days and yoga.