Authors and illustrators

Judy West has taught English in many parts of the world and has published several books of language instruction. Have You Got My Purr? is her first picture book. Judy lives in London with her husband and two children. In her spare time she enjoys travel, music, painting and singing.

Julia was born in Stamford and trained as an architect. She loves the countryside and nature, finding it a pool of inspiration to draw on in her writing. Julia now lives in Gosport with her husband and three children and hopes one day to get back to doing pottery – once her children have all grown up! She has published 12 picture books, translated into many languages.

Jocelyn Kao is a freelance illustrator from Taiwan. She works on fashion illustration, children’s illustration, print and pattern design, fashion design and concept art. She loves travel, walks on streets, tasting local food and exploring different cultures. Her inspiration comes from everywhere, especially art museums and antique stores. Old curiosities always catch her attention and she is a cat and coffee lover.

John is married and lives part of the year in Cambridge and part in Cannes in the South of France. He studied at the Cambridge College of Arts and, since graduating, has illustrated numerous picture books. John’s other interests include chess, snooker, badminton, playing the piano and travelling to far-flung countries.

Jon Davis studied Illustration at Glyndwr University, Wrexham, and after that spent some time doing 3D animation. Some of his films were screened around the world, but eventually he came back to illustration. Jon loves the liveliness and breadth of imagination you can use with children’s books and works digitally, in Photoshop with a tablet and pen. He currently lives and works in Twickenham.

Josie was born, raised and currently works in Los Angeles, California, as a freelance illustrator. She received a BFA in Illustration with a focus in Entertainment Arts at Art Centre College of Design in 2009. She draws inspiration from mid century design, vintage children’s animation, folk art, nature and travelling.