Ben Mantle studied animation at Surrey Institute of Art & Design, graduating in 2003. He worked on Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride before moving to Brighton to work as Head of Animation in a media company. Ben was part of the Animation team creating the BAFTA winning Big and Small CBeebies website. Since 2008, Ben has been working as a Children’s Book Illustrator. He illustrated Callum’s Incredible Construction Kit which won the Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book prize 2013.
Gareth Llewhellin has a traditional artwork style that perfectly captures the world of a young child. Gareth made his commercial mark in the world by illustrating hugely successful cards for Hallmark and UK Greetings, but has now added picture storybooks to his repertoire.
Julia Seal knew from the age of five what she wanted to do for a living - draw pictures! After graduating with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration and then working in the greeting cards industry (and getting covered in glitter every day!) she finally moved onto her dream job - illustrating children’s books. Julia illustrated the Toddler’s World Series of books for Sainsbury’s and her work has been published worldwide.