Molly Oldfield (Author)
Molly Oldfield is the host of 'Everything Under the Sun', a weekly
podcast answering questions from children all around the world. The
podcast went straight to Number 1 on the 'kids and family' Apple
podcasts chart, when it launched in November 2018 and it won Bronze
for 'Best Family Podcast' at the British Podcast Awards 2019. Molly
is full of unusual facts and knowledge. She is known as The
Original QI Elf and spent twelve years researching and writing
questions for the BBC quiz show. She is also the author of several
other children's books - The Secret Museum, Wonders of the World's
Museums and Natural Wonders of the World.
You can find out information about how to send in questions to the
podcast at- www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk
Momoko Abe (Illustrator)
Momoko Abe was born in Japan and has been drawing ever since she
can remember. Aged 20, pursuing her passion for visual
storytelling, she came to the UK to study filmmaking, and still
works in the TV and film industry alongside her illustration work.
Momoko is an AOI World Illustration Award Shortlist artist. She
lives in London.
Kelsey Buzzell (Illustrator)
Kelsey Buzzell is a freelance illustrator living in Oregon, USA.
Kelsey finds regular inspiration from the forests, rocky beaches
and high desert and all the creatures that live in the Pacific
Northwest. She especially loves vintage shopping, outdoor
adventures with her family, and a good mystery novel.
Beatrice Cerocchi (Illustrator)
Beatrice Cerocchi was born in Rome in 1989 where she lives and
works. She started to get interested in illustration when she went
to her first Bologna children's book fair in 2004. During high
school she attended two illustration courses at Ars in Fabula, in
Macerata, Italy. She kept studying and after a master's degree in
Architecture at Roma Tre University she went to Milan to take a
postgraduate course at MiMaster, where she obtained a master's in
editorial illustration. Her works have been featured in several
magazines and picture books. She was selected at Bologna, Shanghai
and Beijing Children's Book Fair. In 2021 she took part in the
exhibition "Italian Excellence - The New Generation of Italian
Children's Illustrators" organized by Bologna Children's Book
Fair.
Alice Courtley (Illustrator)
Alice Courtley is an illustrator based in the UK. She creates
playful images with a blend of people, animals and backgrounds
inspired by real life. Her work has been recognised for prizes such
as the Batsford Prize and featured in exhibitions such as the AOI's
'Inspired to Innovate' in London. She has been shortlisted for the
Klaus Flugge Prize 2023.
Sandra De La Prada (Illustrator)
Sandra De La Prada was born in Barcelona, where she grew up and
still currently lives. She comes from a family where drawing is a
prominent hobby- her father drew, her aunt, her cousin, her
grandmother, even her great-grandfather, so she spent many hours of
her childhood drawing. It was something natural and enjoyable for
the family. She grew up to study Fine Arts, although also enjoyed
other artistic subjects such as Photography and Cinema. Sandra
started working as an illustrator about eight years ago, when she
finally made up her mind to go for it. She works under the
supervision of her two cats, Chicho and Rudo, who advise her in
moments of mental block. She loves listening to podcasts (all kind-
pop culture, humour, news) whilst working, but when she needs great
concentration, it only works with music or, even better, silence.
Sandra dreams of working in a studio overlooking her garden,
hopefully someday.
Grace Easton (Illustrator)
Grace Easton studied Illustration at Central Saint Martins,
Brighton University and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She
is an author and illustrator now based in South London. Grace's
debut picture book Cannonball Coralie and the Lion published with
Lincoln Children's Book in 2018.
Manuela Montoya Escobar (Illustrator)
Manu Montoya was born in Medellin, Colombia, in 1990. She studied
Graphic Design and Advertising in her hometown and Art Direction in
Barcelona, where she actually lives. She grew up both in the city
and the country and spent most of her childhood drawing, playing
with plants, animals, and exploring the woods. Manu has worked for
advertising agencies such as DDB and McCann Worldgroup and as an
illustrator for SM editorial, Cruilla, Penguin Random House,
Usborne, Little Brown and others.
Richard Jones (Illustrator)
Richard Jones was born in Coventry, in the West Midlands and grew
up in Leamington Spa, UK. After three years of painting, film
making and art history at college he moved down to Devon, UK to
study Illustration. After graduating, he worked in a busy city
library for almost 15 years. He now writes and illustrates full
time.
Lisa Koesterke (Illustrator)
Lisa Koesterke is a freelance illustrator and designer with a love
for bold, bright colour palettes, fun patterns and quirky
characters. With German roots, Lisa grew up in sunny Australia and
is currently living by the Italian seaside where she dreams up new
illustrations from her small studio.
Gwen Millward (Illustrator)
Gwen Millward is an artist and writer who lives in Bristol with her
son. She has been creating children's books since she graduated
from Edinburgh College of Art in 2002 and she loves illustrating
the natural world (especially insects).
Sally Mullaney (Illustrator)
Sally Mullaney is an illustrator and people-watcher based in
London. She studied at Manchester School of Art and Plymouth
University, and now finds joy in drawing unsuspecting commuters or
neighbours' cats with playful shapes, textures and an energetic
line.
Laurie Stansfield (Illustrator)
Laurie Stansfield grew up in the beautiful city of Oxford before
moving west to study illustration at the University of the West of
England. She has worked as a freelance illustrator since
graduating, and occasionally lectures back at UWE Bristol where she
studied.
Laurie creates her art digitally using loose line, lots of texture
and a limited but punchy colour palette. She is inspired by nature
and finds she has her best ideas when she's outside in the fresh
air. She lives with her husband in Bristol, and works out of an
inspiring studio space which she shares with a handful of up-beat
creatives.
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