Humour has always been top of Fred’s list when it comes to drawing. Right from those early (rather unflattering) portraits of teachers, Fred knew he wanted to entertain with his work. Now writing and illustrating his own, very silly picture books – Fred couldn’t be happier. Author/Illustrator Fred has illustrated dozens of books, as well as writing his own - including: Lionel the Lonely Monster (Oxford University Press) Gnome (Andersen Press) ** Winner of the ELS InSPIREAD Picture Book Award 2020 ** Santa Claus V The Easter Bunny (Andersen Press) Captain Falsebeard Series (Puffin) In addition, he has collaborated with some of the best authors of the moment; Kes Gray 'The Diddle That Dummed' (Hachette Children's) Huw Lewis Jones 'A Quokka for the Queen' (Happy Yak) Will Mabbitt 'This is Not A Bedtime Story' series (Puffin) Michelle Robinson 'The Forgetful Knight' (Dial USA) & 'Grandmas from Mars' (Bloomsbury) Julia Jarman 'Fussy Freda' (Hodder) Peter Bently 'Knightmare' fiction series (Stripes). Clients include: Penguin Random House, Andersen Press, Hachette Children's, Bloomsbury, MacMillan, Dial USA, Little Tiger Press, Usborne, Simon & Schuster USA, BBC…and many more. Fred also works in animation as a character designer with some exciting new projects yet to be announced! Fred lives in West Wales, with his wife, two children and their retired Greyhound, Olive.
