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Benji Davies

A prolific illustrator,Benji Davies has worked on a diverse array of projects, from picture books and animated short films to music videos and commercials. His first picture book The Storm Whale won the Oscar’s Book Prize. His second, Grandad’s Island, won the children’s book category of the AOI World Illustration Awards 2015. It’s no surprise given the engaging quality of his characters such as Noi, the Whale, Syd and the Grotlyn.

Recent books:

• Bizzy Bear: Ambulance Rescue (2017, Nosy Crow)
• The Grotlyn (2017, Harper Collins)
• L’enfant, la baleine et l’hiver (2017, Milan)
• Also an Octopus (2017, Walker)
• I Love You Already (2016, Harper Collins)
• The Dragon and the Nibblesome Knight (2016, Macmillan)