l have been drawing since a toddler clutching those felt tip pens close to my heart. This passion for drawing and painting led me to a career in commercial art for over twenty five years.
After graduating from Chelsea College of Art in London, l worked in many different countries across Europe, the Middle East and Australia on fun interesting jobs in the Theme Park, TV and Film industry, painting huge murals, backdrops, sets, props and sign writing, leading teams of artists in high pressure environments eventually forming my own scenic art company. After ten enjoyable years l moved into illustration, working on design, editorial, advertising and publishing projects for Uk, European and US clients.
Fast forward to 2016 l signed my first book deal to write and illustrate books for children. My very first book Urban Jungle for Big Picture Press was all about animals in cities around the world. Next I signed two more book deals based on my Chiff Chaff Studio wildlife range, the first book A World of Birds followed by A World of Dinosaurs.
My next series was called The Magic of SLEEP, SEASONS and FORESTS published by DK. Moving into a more narrative non fiction content, Mimi cat is our magic guide throughout the series and based on my own two moggies that shared our lives for nearly eighteen years.
I Can See Nature’s Rainbow a non-fiction for a younger audience is stuffed with critters and colours, it was picked up by Scholastic and published in May 2023.
I have just finished a new book with Scholastic - publishing in Autumn 2025 and I am delighted to say i’ve signed for the first time with Hachette on their Hodder children’s list, a brand new narrative non-fiction, with a new character I can’t wait to unveil. Publishing August 2025.
Many of my books have been translated into different languages including English US, Japanese, German, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish - Europe and South American and Kurdish….
I currently live on the south coast of England with my husband, three recently discovered hedgehogs, two slow worms and a visiting fox.
recognition
Urban Jungle was long listed for the Waterstones Children’s Book of The Year in 2018.
The Magic Of Sleep was Long-listed for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022 for Best book with Facts,
Shortlisted in The Junior Design Awards 21 for Best Book +6.
Shortlisted for the Towner Award - Washington State : USA 2023.
Studio
I share a studio with twenty other creative types and three hairy pooches in the seaside city of Brighton (UK). We drink tea and eat A LOT of cake. .
Have a peek at my studio here
Clients
Include:
Hachette / Scholastic / Dorling and Kindersley - Penguin Random House/Bonnier Books - Big Picture Press / The Guardian UK / The Times UK / The Daily Telegraph UK / The Daily Mail UK / NOW / Macmillan Education / Cambridge University Press / Cengage US / Northwestern University US / AC Publishing / GMC Publications / Ivy Press / Aviva / England Athletics / McCann Dublin / Chemistry Group / Haymarket / Time Out / The Dow Jones / Quercus / MHM India / Bonnier Magazines Stockholm / Bauer Media Group Germany / Future Publishing UK / Bauer Media Group UK / Channel 4 UK / BBC TV / Universal / Warner Brothers / Tussards / Lego /Six Flags - and many more wonderful clients, past and present.
