Amélie-Anne Calmo is a Martinican illustrator. Sympathetic to activist causes, she believes that representation is essential for empowerment, especially among the younger generation. She aims to contribute to the influence of Afro-Caribbean culture, and highlights diversity through gentle and colourful illustrations.
Authors and illustrators
Alex Woolf
Alex has written over one hundred works of non-fiction and fiction for children. From famous scientists to asteroids, flying reptiles to chocolate, his books have covered a wide range of fascinating topics. Alex lives in London with his wife, two children and two cats.
Ali Pye
Ali Pye studied at Central St Martins and later took an MA in Illustration at Kingston University. The first picture book Ali illustrated was
Where is Fred?
by Edward Hardy. She lives in South-West London with her husband and two children.
Ali Standish
Alisa Kosareva
Alison Brown
Alison grew up in Bangor, Northern Ireland. She learned to draw by copying cartoon strips from her comics and her father’s newspapers. She studied Fine Art at Liverpool John Moores University and Goldsmiths College, London, and worked as a designer in an advertising agency before beginning a full-time career in children’s books. Eddie and Dog is her first picture book for Little Tiger Press.
Alison Ritchie
Alison Ritchie works as a freelance editor and writer and has published several children’s books. She lives in an Oxfordshire village with her two children and dog.
Amanda Li
Amanda Li has worked as an illustrator, an English Language teacher in Barcelona and a children’s books editor. She now works as a freelance editor and writer.
Ana Zaja Petrak
Ana Zaja Petrak worked for many years in the graphic design industry before deciding to return to drawing, which has always been her first love. She is inspired by simplicity, music and nature. When not creating in her studio, she enjoys spending time with her family and a Chihuahua called Victoria.
Amelia Best
Amelia Best studied illustration in sunny Bournemouth, specialising in children’s book illustration before working full time as a designer and animator. She now resides in the New Forest, where she enjoys walking, cycling and cooking. She loves collecting books, wearing funky clothes, house plants, and most of all, her dog, Murphy.