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Axel Scheffler
Axel Scheffler, born in Hamburg, Germany, is a renowned illustrator based in London. He gained fame for his collaboration with Julia Donaldson on books like The Gruffalo, a global bestseller translated into over 20 languages. With a first-class degree in illustration from Bath Academy of Art, Scheffler’s humorous and engaging artwork has adorned numerous children’s books, making him a celebrated figure in the world of literature.
- Picture: Liam Jackson 2015
Luke Pearson
Luke Pearson is the creator of the Hilda comic book series. He was also a writer and co-executive producer of the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning animated series of the same name. Outside of his work on Hilda, Luke has been an illustrator, a storyboard artist and has drawn a range of other comics. In 2025, Hilda and Twig: Hide from the Rain became the first British comic to win the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers!
Bethan Woollvin
Bethan Woollvin won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2014 for Little Red – her classy, bold interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood. It was a startlingly confident debut which she followed with an equally striking and feminist take on Rapunzel, with not a handsome prince in sight. The eldest in a family of ten children, Bethan understands well what appeals to a variety of age groups, and all her work exudes a natural dry wit and charm. She graduated from Anglia Ruskin University with a First Class Degree in Illustration in 2015 and now lives in Sheffield.
Lucie Brunellière
Lucie Brunellière is a graphic artist and illustrator who has created numerous books for children. She studied applied arts in Angoulême, visual communication in Paris, and at the Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts, France.
Joe Todd-Stanton
As a dyslexic, young British illustrator Joe Todd-Stanton never thought he would write anything himself, but, encouraged by his publisher, he finally took the plunge. A big fan of Hayao Miyazaki, he regularly rewatches Spirited Away, which he discovered at the age of eleven and whose rich detail stimulates his mind.
Grace Easton
Grace Easton is an author and illustrator based in London. She is Senior Illustrator at luxury goods company Smythson of Bond Street and a former designer for Anorak magazine and Penguin Books. She is the illustrator of the bestselling children’s edition of Prisoners of Geography, shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year and Children’s Travel Book of the Year. She is also a contributing illustrator to Everything Under the Sun. Her latest picture book, The House with the Little Red Door, showcases her distinctive blend of warmth and visual storytelling.
Charlotte Gastaut
Born in Marseille on 7 April 1974, Charlotte Gastaut moved to Paris at the age of 18 to study at the ESAG, a school of graphic arts. After graduating, she worked for various newspapers, advertising agencies and trend offices.
Her first book, Les Trois arbres de la vie, written by Giorda and published by Albin Michel, appeared in 2001. In 2004, her encounter with editor Charlotte Moundlic at Flammarion marked a turning point in her career as an illustrator: Moundlic offered her a first project, which led to a close collaboration and a series of picture books including Le Grand voyage de Mademoiselle Prudence, Poucette and Peau d’âne, among others.
Over the years, Charlotte Gastaut has developed a distinctive decorative style, characterised by fluid, sensitive lines, rich patterns and highly expressive figures. In parallel, she has worked with other publishers such as Albin Michel and Amaterra, with whom she has created a number of intricate cut-out books. To date, she has illustrated more than fifty books, many of which have been translated into several languages.
For the past fifteen years, the agency Costume Trois Pièces has represented her for her work in advertising and visual communication. Through this, Charlotte has collaborated with clients including Fendi, Diptyque, L’Occitane, Van Cleef & Arpels, Godiva and Hermès.
In 2017, she launched her own line of illustrated silk scarves under the label Charlotte Gastaut Collections.
Robert Sae-Heng
Robert Sae-Heng is a Thai-Mexican illustrator currently based in the UK, who began using imagery to communicate as a child because he spent his early years unable to hear. Robert now works with mixed media, combining hand-drawn elements with a digital finish.
Olivier Tallec
Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany, France. After graduating from the École Supérieure d'Arts Appliqués Duperré in Paris, he travelled extensively and now lives and works in Paris. He has illustrated more than 60 books for children.
Yuval Zommer
Yuval Zommer is an award-winning and bestselling author, illustrator and environmentalist based in London. He studied at the Royal College of Art, and worked for many years as a creative director at leading advertising agencies before becoming an author and illustrator. Titles in his Big Book series have been worldwide bestsellers, with over two-million copies in print across twenty-eight languages.
Olivia Cuttill
Olivia Cuttill is a London based jazz trumpeter and composer known for her bold, soulful sound. After a striking debut with The Whole Damn Plan, followed by performances at major UK and European venues, her second album gained national attention, earning features on Jazz FM, BBC Radio 3 and in Jazzwise. As the third generation of musicians in her family, Olivia draws on deep jazz and blues roots, blending New Orleans spirit with rich storytelling and improvisation, a unique identity that led her to earn some of the UK’s most prestigious early career honours, including the Peter Whittingham Award and Presto Music’s Newcomer of the Year.