Authors and illustrators

Jenny Latham

Jenny is an illustrator from Worthing. She studied Illustration BA (Hons) at Falmouth University and now enjoys working on female-related creative projects.

Jen Taylor

Jen is an artist, designer, and animator. She attended University of the Arts, where she earned herself a fancy degree. She loves to illustrate children’s books and is currently living happily ever after in New Jersey with her husband and fluffy puppy, Daisy.

James Jones

James Jones is an award-winning art director, designer and illustrator who freelances for publishers all over the world. He has illustrated ‘The Perfect Fit’, which was longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, ‘One More Try’, ‘The Odd Fish’ and ‘Small Steps, Big Change’. James loves to surf and practice kung fu. He lives in Cornwall with his family.

Jacob Souva

Jacob Souva was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, where he earned an illustration BFA from Syracuse University. He loves to make kids laugh and think with his illustration work, which he often finishes digitally, placing a lot of emphasis on simple shapes, color, and lots and lots of texture. Jacob lives with his wife and two sons in a small countryside community in upstate New York.

Jennica Lounsbury

Jennica Lounsbury began illustrating picture books after spending the first bit of her career in animation. She loves folk art, dreamy ideas, and magical realism, and is passionate about colour and visual storytelling. She lives in Ontario, Canada, with her family, her garden and her very best cat Greta.

Jamie Bauza

Jamie is an illustrator from Manila. She loves to tell stories with her work, and is passionate about picture books. Her drawings are inspired by colorful scenes from everyday life, nature, and music. When she’s not working, she makes biscuits with her cats, Kiki and Popo. You can see more of her work at jamiebauza.com.

Jenni Desmond

When she’s not in her East London studio, you can find Jenni Desmond cooking, cycling, and swapping city life for long hikes down by the sea shore or up in the hills and the mountains. Having graduated with a master’s degree in children’s book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art (UK), her debut picture book Red Cat Blue Cat won the Cambridgeshire Read it Again! Award in 2012. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages since, and in 2015 Jenni was named Best Emerging Talent (Illustrator) at the Junior Design Awards (UK). In 2016, she was made a Maurice Sendak Fellow and her book The Polar Bear became a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the year.

Jenny LΓΈvlie

Jenny LΓΈvlie is an illustrator and bird enthusiast from EkkerΓΈy in northern Norway.
Drawing was always her favourite pastime and after graduating with a BA in Illustration and Animation from Kingston University 2014, now also her job! Her style is bright and colourful with lots of texture, plants and animals. She draws a lot of inspiration from the Arctic landscape, flora and fauna. Jenny is based in Cardiff .