Thomas Hegbrook is a nature lover with a talent for illustration and design. When he’s not creating beautiful books, he likes to spend time with his wife and son and their two dogs.
Authors and illustrators
Sophie Ledesma
Graduate of l’ESAG Penninghen in Paris, Sophie Ledesma is currently working as an illustrator, creating children’s books and games, greeting cards and posters. Her customers include Ikea, De la Martiniere Jeunesse, Nathan, Auzo, Djeco, Poppik, Papyrus and AM Greeting. She imagines fun and colourful worlds to brighten our daily lives.
Steph Laberis
Steph is an illustrator and character designer, based in the San Francisco Bay area of California. She works in several fields, including publishing, TV & feature animation, toy design and licensing. Her love for art is rivalled only by her fascination with the animal kingdom. She also loves to travel, and next on her bucket list is visiting the Weihnachtsmarkt in Germany!
Sophy Williams
Sophy Williams is an award-winning illustrator who has worked with many prestigious authors, including Philip Pullman, Geraldine McCaughrean and Adèle Geras. Sophy lives in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. Visit sophywilliamsillustrator.com
Stacey McCleary
Stacey McCleary is, was and always will be a children’s author… It has been this way ever since she faked illness during primary school to write stories on her enormous yellow typewriter at home. When Stacey is not writing in her pyjamas, she’s daydreaming about what she will next write in her pyjamas. She lives in Melbourne, Australia with her daughter, a dog, two guinea pigs and a goldfish named Rod Stewart.
Stella J Jones
Stella J Jones lives in Yorkshire. She loves baked beans and chocolate (but not together) and building ramshackle bookcases for her far-too-big collection of picture books. On sunny days, you can find her practising yoga al fresco out on the Yorkshire Dales and on rainy days, tucked up on the sofa with her two guinea pigs, Pinky and Perky.
Stephanie Shaw
Stephanie lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest region of the United States in Oregon. Drawing from the fields and forests of the area, she loves creating lyrical stories for the nursery. She is most influenced in her writing by having had parents who wisely filled her life with books. It is in their honor that she now writes stories for other parents to share with little ones.
Stephanie Stahl
Stephanie Stahl has been working in publishing for four years. Her hobbies include dancing, singing and going to the theatre.
Stephanie Stansbie
Stephanie Stansbie has been a children’s book editor since the nineties and an author since the noughties. She adores editing and writing in equal measure and has always worked on illustrated books, where the art is as important as the word. The books she has written have been translated into over 15 different languages. Stephanie lives in Oxford and enjoys yomping about with her family and friends, and playing capoeira.
Steve Metzger
Steve Metzger is the award-winning author of more than sixty children’s books, including Pluto Visits Earth! (“ABC Best Books for Children”), Detective Blue (“Librarians Choice” selection), and The Ice Cream King. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.