Authors and illustrators

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.

Wenjia Tang

Wenjia Tang is a freelance illustrator graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2017. She was born in southeast China and came to the US for high school when she was 15. She loves all kinds of animals and lives with a cat in Manhattan, New York. Her work has been recognized by American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, AOI, 3×3 Magazine etc.

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.

Zoe Waring

Zoe has always loved the warmth and humour found in children’s picture books and is a little obsessed with cute animals… just a little bit. She also loves drawing, has a rather silly sense of humour and a vivid imagination.

Victoria Roberts

Victoria Roberts lives in Sheffield with her partner Gareth and daughter Nia.

Wendy Meddour

Wendy Meddour was brought up in the seaside town of Aberystwyth. She loved the sea, but she loved books even more, so she left the seaside to study. After getting her doctorate, Wendy went to teach English Literature at Oxford University. But now she’s got the best of both worlds. She lectures, writes and reads her books at a university near the seaside in Devon.