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I was born in London, and spent my childhood in America, Sweden, and finally NZ where I dug for worms, chased sheep, fell in rivers - and of course, doodled endlessly. I now live in Sydney, Australia where I dig for ideas, chase my 3 children, spill pots of paint - and doodle endlessly. I began illustrating for children in 2007 and was awarded the Children's Book Council of Australia’s 2009 Crichton Award for my first picture book, Mending Lucille, by J.R. Poulter (Lothian/Hachette Livre), which was released in 2008. In 2009 I finished another two books, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Sue Whiting (New Frontier), a fun, sparkly book, packed full of magic, music, candymakers, greedy kings, wicked guards, and the occasional surprised camel. and Fearless, by Colin Thompson (ABC Books/Harper Collins), about a well-meaning bulldog with a huge heart and a tiny brain, who becomes an accidental hero. I'm currently working on a number of books due for release in 2010: The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate by Joy Cowley (Gecko Press, NZ); Night Noises by Chris Cheng (Random House); and Marmaduke Duck and the Marmalade Jam by Juliette McIver (Scholastic)

I have an honours degree in literature, and as a qualified secondary teacher I taught English, creative writing and art in NZ secondary schools for 5 years. In 2004 we moved to Sydney and I began freelancing in commercial illustration for advertising, film, editorial publishing, and toy design. I worked full-time as an in-house designer for The Book Company, and as as art director and senior illustrator for Childhood Heroes, producing books in association with high profile sports stars such as Tim Cahill, Brett Lee, and UK footballers Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand. In July 2009, I threw herself into illustrating picture books full time, and am waiting to see where it takes me...

I was born in London, and spent my childhood in America, Sweden, and finally NZ where I dug for worms, chased sheep, fell in rivers - and of course, doodled endlessly. I now live in Sydney, Australia where I dig for ideas, chase my 3 children, spill pots of paint - and doodle endlessly. I began illustrating for children in 2007 and was awarded the Children's Book Council of Australia’s 2009 Cri... More