Alexis Deacon
Alexis Deacon graduated from the University of Brighton with a first class honours degree in Illustration. His second picturebook ‘Beegu’ was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year and was...
View ArticleKitty Crowther
Kitty Crowther, who is half English and half Swedish, was born in Brussels and lives in Wallonia in Belgium. She’s written and/or illustrated about forty books which have been translated into twenty...
View ArticleBlexbolex
Blexbolex (Bernard Granger) is an award-winning French illustrator who lives in Berlin. His books have been published all over the world, and he’s widely revered for his experimental approach to...
View ArticleAleksandra & Daniel Mizielińscy
Founders of Hipopotam Studio, Aleksandra and Daniel Mizielińscy are multiple award-winning graphic designers, authors, and creators of games, websites, applications and fonts. In 2010, they won the...
View ArticleSimone Rea
Simone Rea was born in Albano Laziale where he lives and works. After studying at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome and participating in several illustration courses, he became an illustrator. Simone has...
View ArticleKaatje Vermeire
Kaatje Vermeire studied Graphic Design and Advertising at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. She’s received a number of awards for her work, including a Boekenpluim (Book Plume) and a White...
View ArticleElena Odriozola
Elena Odriozola worked at an advertising agency before becoming a children’s book illustrator. She was a winner of the third CJ Picture Book Awards in Korea, her work was selected for the exhibition of...
View ArticleYara Kono
Yara Kono is a Brazilian illustrator who lives in Portugal and is part of the Planeta Tangerina team. She won an Honourable Mention at the first Compostela International Prize for Picture Books, and...
View ArticleChris Haughton
Chris Haughton’s first picturebook, ‘A Bit Lost’ has been translated into over twenty languages and has won many international awards, including the Premio Andersen Award. Chris co-founded the fair...
View ArticleMaurizio Quarello
Maurizio Quarello was born in Turin, where he studied graphic design, architecture and illustration. He’s illustrated over thirty books for publishers such as Orecchio Acerbo, Sarbacane, Rouergue,...
View ArticleTara Books: Jonathan Yamakami
Jonathan Yamakami is a graphic designer from Brazil. After gaining a degree in Journalism from the University of São Paulo, he worked for five years with Conrad Editora in Brazil, and then for two...
View ArticleShaun Tan
Shaun Tan grew up in Perth. As well as writing and illustrating world-renowned books, he’s worked as a concept artist for animated films such as Pixar’s WALL-E, and he directed the Academy...
View ArticleVioleta Lópiz
Violeta Lópiz was born in Ibiza and later moved to Madrid, where she studied illustration at the Escuela de Arte 10. Since 2006, she’s illustrated books with Éditions du Rouergue, Kalandraka,...
View ArticleBenjamin Chaud
Benjamin Chaud was born in Briançon in the Hautes-Alpes and he studied drawing and applied arts at the Arts Appliqués in Paris and the Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg. He’s worked with numerous...
View ArticleVitali Konstantinov
Vitali Konstantinov was born in Ukraine and lives in Germany. After studying architecture, graphic arts, painting and art history, he became an illustrator, and has now illustrated books with...
View ArticleMarianne Dubuc
Marianne Dubuc received her degree in graphic design from the University of Quebec, Montreal. She’s created many different kinds of books for readers of all ages, and her work has been published in...
View ArticleValerio Vidali
Valerio Vidali is an Italian illustrator who lives in Berlin. He was a winner of ILUSTRARTE: the Biennial of Children’s Book Illustration in Portugal, and the CJ Picture Book Awards in Korea. Valerio...
View ArticleIsol
Isol (Marisol Misenta) is an Argentine pop singer, illustrator and picturebook maker. Since her first book was published in 1997, she’s produced an impressive body of work and has won many awards. For...
View ArticleBernardo P. Carvalho
Bernardo P. Carvalho is a graduate of the Lisbon Faculty of Fine Arts and a co-founder of Planeta Tangerina. He was a winner of the second CJ Picture Book Awards in Korea, the National Illustration...
View ArticleMarta Altés
Marta Altés worked as a graphic designer in Barcelona before moving to the UK to complete a Masters in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Since graduating, Marta has written and...
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