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Little People, BIG DREAMS Series
My First Little People, BIG DREAMS Series
The Creatives Behind the Books
Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books and the author of the multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series of picture books that explore the lives of outstanding people. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.
Lisbeth Kaiser is writer and editor who works on websites, billboards, commercials and books. Her first book, “”Maya Angelou,”” was selected for the Amelia Bloomer List in 2016. She also wrote “”Rosa Parks”” and “”Emmeline Pankhurst,”” which was chosen for the 2017 Amelia Bloomer list. A graduate of Tufts University, Lisbeth lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters. MOST RECENT BOOK Emmeline Pankhurst (Little People, Big Dreams)
Linzie Hunter’s hand-lettering and illustrations have appeared in books, magazines and advertising campaigns internationally. Her client list includes: Nike, the BBC, Marks and Spencer, Hallmark, Harper Collins, Random House, The Guardian, Time Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. Learn more about Linzie on instagram @linziehunter or on her website at LinzieHunter.co.uk.
Ana Albero studied Illustration at ENSAD Paris and UdK Berlin where she graduated in 2008. Together with Till Hafenbrak and Paul Paetzel she is co-founder of the artist group Edition Biografiktion. Ana is based in Berlin where she works globally on commercial illustration as well as on artistic projects. (Bio via https://www.ana-albero.com)
Mariadiamantes is a graphic design and illustration studio whose heart, head and hands lie in Clara Mercader, an artist and designer based in Barcelona. Clara’s projects are delicate, coloristic, minimalistic and warm, all of them featured by one core element: the synthesis of shapes and colors. A reduced palette and the cleaning of silhouettes are the basis for her very unique and personal style. As an artist, Clara’s reached a wide range of audiences, and she is always willing to adapt her shapes, textures, colors and techniques to each different project in order to meet the customer’s needs. Her former projects include works for clients such as Volkswagen, Amazon, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Estrella Damm, Banc de Sabadell and some small companies, amongst many others.
Leire Salaberria was born in Andoain (Spain) in 1983. Currently, she lives and works in San Sebastian. She has majored in Fine Arts in Bilbao and studied a postgraduate in Children Illustration in Barcelona. Leire has exhibited her artwork in different countries around the world. Her work has been selected to appear in Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2012, IV Ibero-American catalog of illustration 2013, 2014, and the Sharjah International Book Fair 2013, 2014. Since 2011, when she published her first book, she’s illustrated several books in Italy, Mexico and Spain. At the moment, she continues to illustrate children’s books, which is her favorite type of work.
I’m graduated in Fine Arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, a beautifull city in the east coast of Spain. Now I live and work in Madrid from my shared studio with the creative designer Ray Díaz (www.ray-diaz.com) , with whom I collaborate in the developement of illustration projects for the field of culture and the enviroment. At the same time, I work for clients all over the world, through my agents Anna Goodson in USA and Katie Pierrot in Australia. I have published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or the Boston Globe among others. I have a total of fifteen illustrated and published picture books in different countries. …and I have a very naughty daughter called Chloé!
Amaia Arrazola lives in Barcelona. She started her professional career in the advertising world, working at McCan Erickson Madrid, before pursuing her career in illustration. She loves typography, ceramics, embroidery, and graphic design.
Zafeiroula Simopoulou, known professionally as Zafouko Yamamoto, is a greek illustrator specialising in children’s books. She is known for illustrating the character of Ada Lovelace, from the famous book series Little People, Big Dreams by the author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. Zafouko lives and works in Greece, where she studied Architecture, before persuing carreer in the world of illustration. Some more things about her: She loves animals, drinking coffee, chewing gums and of course illustrating!
Katie Wilson is an illustrator and designer based in beautiful New Zealand. Creating for both adults and children, her illustrations are sweet and cheerful with a handmade feel. Her work has appeared in magazines, greeting cards and books. Clients include Hallmark, Papyrus, Rotovision, Quartet and Woodmansterne.
Erica Salcedo is the illustrator of Pigs in a Blanket. She lives in Cuenca, Spain.
Natascha Rosenberg is a freelance illustra- tor. You can find her work in children’s books and in magazines, CD covers, and exhibits. She was the Selected Illustrator in the 2014 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Natascha lives in Spain.
Anuska Allepuz grew up in Spain, where she studied fine arts at the University of Salamanca. She is a full-time illustrator, and she lives in south London.
Christine Roussey is the author-illustrator of My Lazy Cat and the illustrator of Hello in There, In My Heart, Brave As Can Be, All My Treasures, and In My Room. She works in advertising, as well as with newspapers, magazines, and publishers. She lives in Paris.
Laura Callaghan is an Irish illustrator based in South East London. She graduated with an MA in Illustration from Kingston University in 2010. Her clients include The Guardian, V&A, Nylon magazine, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, Pitchfork, and Seventeen magazine.
Mai Ly Degnan is an award-winning illustrator and illustration professor, currently based in Baltimore, MD. She earned her BFA in Illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design, as well as her MFA in Illustration Practice at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Mai Ly enjoys creating humorous illustrations with tedious line work, pattern making, and bright colors. Her work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators of New York and Los Angeles, American Illustration, and 3x3. Selected clients include: Boston Globe, Baltimore City Paper, VICE Magazine, NPR, and Frankie Magazine.
Lisa Koesterke is a German-Australian illustrator, artist and designer. Her vibrant illustrations are often inspired by everyday life and childhood memories, nature, food and strong female characters, which are all recurring themes in her work. She graduated from the Queensland College of Art (Griffith University) in Brisbane, Australia. Recent clients include: CARE Australia, Ohh Deer, Lucy & Yak, and Papyrus Greetings.
Ashling Lindsay is an illustrator and animation director from Belfast. Visit her online at ashlinglindsay.co.uk and on Twitter @AshlingLindsay.
Miranda Sofroniou is a British Illustrator living in Melbourne, Australia. She graduated from The University of the Arts London (Camberwell College of Art) in 2012 with a degree in Illustration. Taking inspiration from travel and nature, she creates rich and colourful illustrations by hand, pairing loose brushstrokes with abundant detail. Her work has been used for a wide range of projects including editorial, publishing, apparel, stationery, and homeware.
Anke Weckmann is a German-born freelance illustrator, who honed her craft at Camberwell College of Art and Kingston University. Her clients include the Times, the Guardian, and Time Out New York. She lives in London.
Anna Katharina Jansen is an illustrator based in Germany who graduated with an MA in illustration from HAW Hamburg. Her clients include: Google, GLAD! magazine, Frankfurt Book Fair, and Parents magazine.
Luciano Lozano Raya was born in southern Spain. He studied illustration in Barcelona, where he now lives. His work reflects a strong sense of color and texture, a frequent use of traditional techniques, and an undercurrent of subtle humor running throughout.
Helena is a Spanish illustrator and graphic designer. Her mysterious and conceptual illustrations, often depicting characters in surreal situations, are rich in detail and color. Her work is inspired by art, literature, and cinema. She has published two illustrated books in France (Louna au Musée and Bonne Nuit Louna) and among her clients are publishing houses like Penguin Random House, Tate Publishing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Quarto Publishing Group and publications and newspapers like Il Corriere della Sera, The Financial Times, Reader’s Digest and BuzzFeed.
AURA LEWIS is an illustrator based in New York City. She is a recent graduate of the MFA program in the Illustration as Visual Essay program at the School of Visual Arts.
Sophie Beer completed a dual degree in Law and Creative Industries with distinction at Queensland University of Technology, but found the whole law thing completely wrong for her and now works primarily in children’s and editorial illustration.
Christophe Jacques has wanted to be an artist since he was a kid. He loves to create bright worlds with lots of colors and happy faces. Green Machine is his picture book debut. He lives and works in Flanders, Belgium.
My name is Mark Hoffmann, but some folks know me as “”Hoffmann”” or “”Hoffy””. I am currently working as a children’s book author/illustrator, editorial illustrator, and fine artist. I am also a professor at Montserrat College of Art in the illustration department. After growing up in Minnesota, I moved to the east coast for college and remained here ever since. I currently live in southern New Hampshire with a lovely wife, a goofy son, two crazy kitties and a lazy dog. -MH
Paulina Morgan works as an independent illustrator based in Santiago de Chile. She studied design before moving to Barcelona, Spain to obtain her master’s degree in Art Direction. She worked in advertising before deciding to pursue her passion for illustration.
Naomi Wilkinson grew up in a small victorian seaside town and now lives in Bristol with her partner, daughter and dog. She spends hours obsessing over colour combinations and creating her illustrations, which are inspired by vintage children’s books, lovely packaging and folk art.
Jean Claude is a self-taught illustrator from Manchester, UK. This is his first picture book.
Alison Hawkins is an illustrator and designer with a background in art history and anthropology. She loves to incorporate bold lettering and bright colors into her artwork, which has been published by American Greetings. Alison lives in Durham, North Carolina.
Teresa Bellon was born in Albacete, Spain. She spent a few years wandering around life, studying different things and doing drawings just for her mom and dad, until she finally accepted her fate and enrolled in a course in Illustration in Madrid. She began working for national and international clients and has since held several exhibitions. Teresa doesn’t stay at home waiting for inspiration, she sets out to find it; she travels, buys illustrated books, and walks a lot in Madrid.
Kelsey Garrity-Riley earned her degree in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She illustrates books, magazines, greeting cards, and window displays. She lives in Brooklyn.
Alexander Mostov is a Seattle-based illustrator whose work has been featured by Google, Facebook, and the Columbus Museum of Art. Previous books include D-Day: Untold Stories of the Normandy Landings Inspired by 20 Real-Life People published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 2019.
Rebecca Gibbon is the illustrator of several picture books, including Elizabeth Leads the Way, which was named an ALA Notable Book among other honors. She lives in England with her husband and two young children.
Alette Straathof is an illustrator who lives and works in Paris, France. She graduated in January 2016 at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Alette tries to hide small details in every one of her illustrations for people to discover - see if you can find them all.
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