Authors and illustrators

Phil Alderson

Phil Alderson became an illustrator after his early aspirations to be a cool musician dwindled due to the premature loss of his hair in his twenties. Luckily, he was very good at drawing pictures, so he has enjoyed a more successful career in illustration. Phil now revels in being a totally uncool dad to his young daughter and no.1 fan.

Prisca Le Tandé

Prisca is a child of the disco era – so dancing queens and grooving cats are right up her street. She sees the world of illustration as a dessert trolley laden with your favourite things. Why not taste everything – you can always go to the dentist afterwards. After studying Applied Art at school, she enrolled in a film studies degree and embarked on an adventure into the world of animation. She is still living the adventure, as the author and artistic director of the animated series ‘Grosha and Mr B’.

When she was young, Prisca adored the craft craze, Scoubidou. It’s that same simple creativity that gives her such joy now that she’s creating books for children.

Phung Nguyen Quang

Phùng Nguyên Quang is an illustrator – picture book author based in Saigon, Vietnam. He creates his stunning artwork using a mix of watercolour, acrylic and digital. His works are inspired by the folk culture of Vietnam and Asia.

Patricia Hu

Patricia Hu has been working as a designer and illustrator for years. She likes very vibrant colours and lots of details in her illustration style, and right now she’s letting out her inner child so she can have fun drawing children’s illustration books.

Olivier Latyk

With his bright, bold palette, Olivier’s fun artwork pops right off the page! He lives in Arles, France and has worked on over 100 children’s books as well as producing work across the advertising and design market internationally.
Aikido and sea fishing are just two of the things Olivier enjoys when he is not working.

Nicola Kent

Nicola Kent is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books. She won the Independent Booksellers’ Best New Illustrator Award (2019) and has been shortlisted in both the World Illustration Awards and the Teach Primary Book Awards. She lives in London with her partner, two children, a cat and a dog, and a very untidy desk.

Noodle Fuel

Noodle Fuel is a creative partnership that brings brilliant brain-bursting books to life. Sarah Walden is a veteran of the UK’s publishing landscape working at a strategic level in buying, sourcing and retail. Her husband, Mark, is a children’s author and ex-computer game designer. They formed Noodle Fuel in 2020 to create exciting high-octane content for children of all ages, from 1 to 100.