Authors and illustrators
Tom Knight
After several years of working as a graphic designer, Tom Knight found that true happiness lies in drawing pictures at the bottom of the garden for a living. He lives near Colchester, with his wife, Tabby, and their two boys, and can often be found plonking away on stringed instruments when he should be drawing, or drawing when he probably should be doing the washing up.
Tomislav Zlatic
Tomislav Zlatic was born in Zagreb and studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts. Since graduating in 2002, he has illustrated textbooks, magazines and storybooks that have been published all over the world.
Tony Neal
Tony Neal’s passion for art has led to a blooming career in children’s book illustration. He is currently living in the South Leicestershire countryside. When not working, he enjoys a spot of fishing, playing guitar and hanging out with friends and family.
Tracey Tucker
Tracey has been working as an illustrator for 10 years and works in a number of mediums and styles. She has worked for magazines, publishers and design teams and likes to use vintage art books for inspiration.
Valerio Vidali
Valerio Vidali is an Italian illustrator and picture book author. His book The Forest was a New York Time’s Best Illustrated book of 2018, as was his book Jemmy Button in 2013. His work has also received the Grand Prix of ILUSTRARTE, the International Biennal of Illustration; the CJ Picture Book Award and various honours. His latest book Hundred is nominated for the German Children’s Literature Award. Valerio lives and works in Porto, Portugal.
Vanessa Cabban
Vanessa Cabban studied Illustration at Brighton University and the Royal College of Art, and went straight on to illustrate books. She has spent much of her life living abroad, and has also cycled round Sierra Leone, Tuscany and the Cape Verde Islands. Vanessa has illustrated several books with Little Tiger Press, including Where There’s A Bear, There’s Trouble!, which was shortlisted for the Stockport Schools’ Book Award 2003.