Author & Illustrator
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Ben Mantle began his illustration career early, picking up his first award in a local library colouring-in competition aged seven. He went on to study Animation at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design before working as an animator on projects including Tim Burton's 'Corpse Bride' and a BAFTA winning CBeebies website. Ben is the creator of The Best Birthday Present Ever! (winner of the 2016 Dundee Picture Book Award), The Best Christmas Present Ever! and the Dinostars series.
There Was An Old Dragon Who Swallowed A Knight
Dinostars and the Cackling Cave Creature
Dinostars and the Planet Plundering Pirates
The Best Christmas Present Ever!
The Best Birthday Present Ever!
Giggle Giggle What's So Funny?
Little Red Reading Hood
Ben Mantle Untitled project
Rocket Racers
Wriggle Wriggle What's That?
Dracula Spectacular
Bigger Digger
Dinostars 3
The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book
A Hero Called Wolf
Who doesn't love storytime. Curl up with your kids and Dinostars and the Planet Plundering Pirates. The perfect read for storytime! Ben Mantle from Macmillan Children's Books.
16 days ago
Love doughnuts? Try Dinostars and the Planet Plundering Pirates by Ben Mantle from Macmillan Children's Books.
20 days ago
On this day 1835, the first instalment of Hans Christian Andersen "Fairy Tales" was published in Denmark. Why not try A Hero Called Wolf by Lucy Rowland and Ben Mantle. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.
24 days ago
A brilliant story There Was An Old Dragon Who Swallowed A Knight by Penny Parker Klostermann from Macmillan Children's Books
1 month ago
and laugh out loud this #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay Giggle Giggle What's So Funny? by Ben Mantle from Campbell Books
and laugh out loud this #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay Dinostars and the Cackling Cave Creature by Ben Mantle from Macmillan Children's Books
It's #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay so read The Best Birthday Present Ever! by Ben Mantle from Macmillan Children's Books
It's #InternationalMomentofLaughterDay so read The Best Christmas Present Ever! by Ben Mantle from Macmillan Children's Books
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