Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Mij Kelly
Gill Lobel
Angela McAllister
Angela McAllister
David Melling
Alison Ritchie
Angie Sage
Gillian Shields
Gillian Shields
Jonathan Shipton
David Wood
Ross Collins
On graduating from Glasgow School of Art Ross won the MacMillan Prize for his first picture book. Since then he’s illustrated over 120 books for children and written about a dozen or so. Children in over 20 countries seem to enjoy them. Awards include the inaugural Amnesty International Honour, the UKLA Award, The Royal Mail Children’s Book Award and two short listings for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Ross’ book ‘The Elephantom’ was adapted into a critically acclaimed play by those clever people at the National Theatre who made that ‘War Horse’ thing.
When he’s not creating children’s books he enjoys working on character development for animation studios like Laika and Disney. He also likes walking in the Scottish glens with his dog Hugo, who is an idiot and his partner Jacqui, who is not.
THE THREE GRUMPIES by Tamra Wright - Bloomsbury
MAYBE ONE DAY by Frances Thomas - Bloomsbury
JACK AND THE DREAMSACK by Laurence Anholt - Bloomsbury
TRUST ME, MUM by Angela McAllister - Bloomsbury
DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS by Simon Puttock - Macmillan
BILLY MONSTER'S DAYMARE by Alan Durant - OUP
CINDERELLA - THE FAIRY TALE FILES by Alan Durant - Walker Books
WHERE GIANTS HIDE by Mij Kelly - Hodder
THE NO-NOTHINGS AND THEIR BABY by Anne Mazar - Arthur Levine Books, Scholastic US
WILD-WEST WINNIE by Simon Puttock - Macmillan
WHEN I WOKE UP I WAS A HIPPOPOTAMUS by Tom MacRae - Andersen Press
WHO SAID BOO? by Anne Miranda - Hyperion Books
THE ROBE OF SKULLS - by Vivian French - Walker Books
As Author/Illustrator -
THE ELEPHANTOM - Templar (shortlisted for the Kate Greenway Medal)
DEAR VAMPA - HarperCollins US (winner of the Scottish Children's Book Award)
MY AMAZING DAD - Simon and Schuster
THERE'S A BEAR ON MY CHAIR - Nosy Crow (winner of the inaugural Amnesty International Honour and the UKLA Award. It was short listed for the CILIP Greenaway Medal)
CHEESEMARES - Barrington Stoke
MEDUSA JONES, ALVIE EATS SOUP - Arthur Levine Books, Scholastic US
KIKO AND THE HELLOJARS - Gullane
BLAMEHOUNDS - Barrington Stoke
DOODLEDAY - Gullane
THIS ZOO IS NOT FOR YOU - Nosy Crow
WHAT DOES AN ANTEATER EAT? - Nosy Crow
THERE'S A MOUSE IN MY HOUSE - Nosy Crow
THIS IS A DOG - Nosy Crow
Collins’s tale explores how the differences between things can be described, but has added bite. The story evolves into one about acceptance and understanding.”- THE OBSERVER