My First Book of Veggies is a large, colourful board book exploring 10 wonderful vegetables, from Parisian carrots to Pablo beets, in rich colours and bold shapes. Each veggie has a simple fact that educates and delights.
RRP £6.99
Toon Tellegen, author and poet, is one of the Netherlands' most celebrated writers. His animal stories have been translated into 19 languages and are loved by children and parents the world over. He lives in Amsterdam, and loves reading, telling stories and huge, sweet cakes.
Smriti Prasadam-Halls as first an editor in children's books before turning her hand to writing. Smriti lives in London with her family.
Sebastien Braun studied fine arts in Strasbourg, France. His first two books, I Love My Mummy and I Love My Daddy, are beloved by children all over the world. Since their publication in 2005, Sebastien has gone on to create many more books for children. He lives in Gloucestershire, England, with his wife and two young sons.
Sam William's expressive, appealing and soft illustrations have appeared in numerous young books, including Ballet Kitty; Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck and Little Red by Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York. He is the author of Talk Peace and That's Love. Sam divides his time between London, Brooklyn, and the east coast of England.
Rosalinda Kightley was born in north London. She did a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration and after a couple of years freelance was taken on as Junior Designer at Walker Books. Eventually she was commissioned to illustrate her first series of baby board books and has been painting, drawing, cutting and gluing ever since. (Apart from time off to produce 3 great children!) When not walking or cycling, she's at her desk with the radio on, and a cup of tea going cold on the side. Oh, and trying to teach the new young cats not to walk on the artwork.
Nicola Smee has been writing and illustrating since childhood. Her warm and witty drawings have been enjoyed by children around the world, and many of her books have been shortlisted for major awards. Nicola enjoys the company of her artistic family. Her husband is an award-winning water-colourist, two of her sons are musicians, and the third is a creative director. Nicola lives in Essex, England.
Mike Henson grew up in Zimbabwe and from an early age always loved to draw. He now lives by the sea in Hampshire, England, with his wife and three children, who provide him with daily inspiration. Mike enjoys writing songs and children's stories, creating a mess in the kitchen, and making robots out of cardboard boxes.
Matt Hunt is a freelance illustrator living and working in Worcestershire, UK. He loves to draw pretty much anything.
Manja Stojic is an extraordinary author-artist whose picture book Tiger's Story was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2008. Manja grew up and studied in Belgrade, Serbia, and has travelled all over the world. She now lives and works in London.
Working as a greetings card illustrator, Lisa pressed pause on her career to bring up three wonderful children: Lily, Skyla and Sonny. Lisa's work is inspired by her family life. Lily and Bear began when her daughter, Skyla, drew a picture of lots of little, coloured hearts and said, "This is the colour of my love for you, Mummy." Lisa created a screen print based on this drawing, which you can see on the endpapers to Lily and Bear. Lisa wanted to explore her children's pictures and their child-like way of looking at the world and Lily and Bear was born.
Lisa is a designer, author and illustrator. She is a committed lover of cabbage and marshmallows – although not necessarily at the same time. And she has a penchant for collecting piles of old lined paper to doodle on.
Lisa has collaborated with Burberry, Harrods, Liberty, Tate, Selfridges, Heal's, Boots, Debenhams, John Lewis and Japanese stores Ships, Hankyu & Isetan. She is currently working on some bespoke cushions with Liberty.
Leilani Sparrow was born in South Africa to English parents. Flying home to England when she was 13 days old, she spent most of her childhood reading in Hertfordshire, and wanting to be a librarian.
She studied English at the University of Sussex and fell in love with the sea and Brighton, where she later lived and worked as an editor. She continued to study in her spare time, doing an MA in Children's Literature at Roehampton Institute. Now she has a husband and two children and is one again living in Hertfordshire.
Jonathan Allen has created many wonderful picture books for children, including the popular Baby Owl series and The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo (all Boxer).
His international success is based on his observant wit, appealing art, and childlike sense of fun. Jonathan lives happily in an old farmhouse in Norfolk, England, with his wife, an accomplished watercolour artist and tutor, and three cats, four geese and a chicken.
Jo Lodge is an extraordinary illustrator and paper engineer, greatly influenced by her artistic parents, the illustrator Maureen Roffey and the graphic designer, Bernard Lodge. Jo's first books (Campbell Books) were published in 1996. Her boldly coloured animal characters have been used across a range of books and today her books such as Mr Croc are known around the world for their simplicity and humour. Jo was nominated for the Sainsbury's Baby Book Award and was a finalist for the Sheffield Baby Book Award.
Roar! Roar! I'm a Dinosaur! is Jo's first book for Boxer Books. Jo lives in West Sussex with her husband her two sons.
Jessica Ahlberg, daughter of the acclaimed author/illustrator team, Janet and Allen Ahlberg, studied at Winchester School of Art and has gone on to illustrate several books for children. She likes, among other things, writing letters, looking at maps, reading books, doing DIY and making cakes. She lives in Brighton and loves walking by the sea and sometimes swimming in it.
Jane was born and brought up in London, where she still lives, working from a shed at the bottom of the garden. She has been illustrating and writing children`s books for 25 years and has a special interest in folk and fairy tales.
She enjoys writing her own stories (`Can You catch a Mermaid?` and `The Dolls House Fairy`, both published by Orchard Books) and illustrating stories by other people (`The Lost happy Endings` by Carol Ann Duffy and `The King of Capri` by Jeanette Winterson).
Jane's extraordinary new quartet of story collections for Boxer Books have been retold and illustrated by her. The first volume is The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales.
Jane also frequently works in primary schools, encouraging children to create their owns books and pictures,`
Ray lives and works in London. She is married to the conductor David Temple and has three children.
Jane has won numerous awards including the most prestigious Kate Greenaway award.
Harriet Blackford has a passion for science, how and why things work. Having worked as a technician in a school and at Birkbeck university in London, Harriet's experience, knowledge and ability to enthuse and educate make her the ideal S.T.E.M author for children and adults alike. She earned her degree in Zoology from the University of London and began her career there in the zoology department. Harriet is the author of numerous non-fiction titles for children, a business director and keen bird watcher. She has three children and two grandchildren and is married to the author and illustrator Sam Williams.
Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles for many British newspapers and several foreign publications, and specialises in the history of travel and exploration. Giles is the author of several history books for adults, including the best-selling Nathaniel's Nutmeg. He lives in London with his wife and their three daughters.
Fifi is originally from Taiwan where she did a BA in Landscape Architecture Design. She followed this with an MA in Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. Since graduating, she has won Bronze in the Macmillan Prize, merit in the iJungle Illustration Awards and has also been shortlisted for the AOI Worlds Illustration Award. She has an eye for humour and characterisation and loves to observe people. When not people watching, she likes to watch her hamster and drink Japanese Green Tea Lattes. She likes the rain because it reminds her of the UK, and talks to herself when she draws!
Emma Garcia was born in Yorkshire, England, and studied Education and Psychology at Liverpool University. She works as an early years advisor and her experience has given her a strong insight into what young children enjoy reading. Emma lives in London with her husband and two young sons.
Dan Taylor has always had a passion for illustration and, since graduating with an illustration degree, has spent many years working as a freelance artist on a variety of different projects. Much of his inspiration comes from a love of 1950s and early 1960s design and his design heroes include people such as Mary Blair, Alexander Girard and Charles and Ray Eames.
Dan works in a number of different medias, including traditional painting techniques combined with digital. He obsessively collects mid 20th century and Scandinavian furniture, drinks ginger & lemon tea by the gallon and lives with a mischievous little dog, called Bertie.
Britta Teckentrup was born in Hamburg, Germany. She studied at St Martin's College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. Britta is the author and illustrator of many well-loved books for children, including Big Smelly Bear, Grumpy Cat and How Big is the World?. She lives in Berlin with her husband and young son.
Bernette Ford has written many books for children, including Nappy Duck and Potty Piggy!; No More Bottles for Bunny! and Ballet Kitty for Boxer Books. A publisher for many years, she now works as a children's book packager through her company, Color-Bridge Books. Bernette lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, George Ford, an award-winning illustrator.
Alison Limentani has always been fascinated by wildlife. She has a degree in Animal Behaviour and worked as a zookeeper before training as a veterinary nurse. She is passionate about drawing animals and sharing her knowledge about them.
"How Much Does A Ladybird Weigh?" has been shortlisted for "Read it Again!" by the Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award.
Author's Website:
https://alisonlimentani.wixsite.com/alisonlimentani
Algy Craig Hall was born in London in 1975. He gained a degree in Economics and Politics at Warwick University and followed this ten years later with an MA in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. When Algy is not illustrating, he works as a financial journalist for Investors Chronicle magazine. Algy lives in London with his partner Emily and his daughter Madeleine.
Alexandra Milton was born in Paris and brought up on a diet of beautifully illustrated children's books. After living in Germany, she studied art and English in Paris before moving to England, where she worked as a primary school teacher before becoming a full-time artist. Alexandra draws inspiration from her father, Wolfram Aichele, and grandfather, Erwin Aichele, both distinguished German abstract artists. Alexandra lives in London with her husband – author Giles Milton – and their three daughters.
