Illustration by Jo Weaver. Illustrator, writer and picture books maker.
About
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Hello! I am an illustrator and picture book maker from the east coast of Scotland. I live by the sea with my young family and work mostly by hand using willow charcoal. I spent much of my 20’s as a support worker running a day centre for homeless people in London. I later graduated with an MA in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art (ARU) in 2015.
Publishers and Translations
Hodder Children's Books (Hachette UK)
Oxford University Press (UK)
Walker Books (UK)
Kaleidoscope (France)
Orecchio Acerbo Editore (Italy)
Peach Tree (USA)
Eerdlings (USA)
Ars Edition (Germany)
Jei Publishing (Korea)
Polyandria Print LLC (Russia)
Awards
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Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-fiction 2023 (Narwhal)
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EA English 4-11 Picture Book Awards 2023, shortlisted (Bibi)
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EA English 4-11 Picture Book Awards 2023, shortlisted (Narwhal)
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Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2023, nominated (Bibi)
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Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2023, nominated (Narwhal)
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CILIP Greenaway Medal 2018, nominated (A Story Like The Wind)
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Award Nati per Leggere 2017, winner (Little One)
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CILIP Greenaway Medal 2017, long-listed (Little One)
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Klaus Flugge Award 2017, long-listed (Little One)
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Cambridgeshire Children'sBook Award 2017, shortlisted (LittleOne)
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AOI Illustration New Talent Awards 2014, shortlisted.