Momoko Abe

A little about Momoko

Born and bred in Japan, Momoko grew up in a house made of book shelves (her grandpa was a poet, her dad was a writer and her mum was a school teacher), where she was allowed to doodle on the walls (or she thought she was). As a child, she drew all the time, even during a school exam on the back of an exam paper!

Her interest in visual storytelling led her to the UK to study filmmaking when she was 20. She still works in a post-production company. However, she has decided to pursue her dream to be a children’s book illustrator.

She is drawn to dynamic compositions and beautiful colour combinations, and animals and food are her favourite subjects to draw. She enjoys using both traditional media such as gouache paints and colour pencils as well as a computer.

Momoko now lives in London with her cat Clementine. When she is not drawing or writing stories, she enjoys baking, going to dance classes, and catching up with her friends over a nice cup of tea and cakes.

Titles Include

AVOCADO ASKS: WHAT AM I? – Orchard Books (Winner of 2020-21 Spark! Book Awards, age 4-7 category)

BOOKS MAKE GOOD PETS – by John Agard – Orchard Books

WHEN THE SUN GOES HOME – Orchard Books

PAPA PENGUIN by Lindsay Camp- Andersen Press

EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN by Molly Oldfield- Ladybird

LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS – YOKO ONO by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara – Frances Lincoln

PET POTATO by Josh Lacey – Andersen Press

FOLLOW THAT WORD by John Agard – Hodder

THE BLUE UMBRELLA by Emily Ann Davison – Andersen Press

PEARL AND HER BUNCH – Orchard Books

 

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