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Dapo Adeola

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About Dapo Adeola

Dapo Adeola is an illustrator, author and character designer who was awarded Illustrator of the Year at The British Book Awards in 2022. Dapo rocketed into the picture book world with his greatly acclaimed illustrator debut, Look Up!, written by Nathan Bryon and published by Puffin in 2019, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2020. Dapo illustrated My Dad is a Grizzly Bear and My Mum Is a Lioness written by award-winning author Swapna Haddow (both published by Macmillan Children's Books), and collaborated with Malorie Blackman on their picture book We're Going to Find the Monster!

Dapo made his author debut in 2021 with the Puffin published picture book Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black, featuring 18 talented Black British illustrators, which also went on to win Illustrated book of the year at The British Book Awards in 2022. Dapo was announced as the winner of the inaugural Illustrator of the Year Award for The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (the Lollies), which celebrates the best and funniest children's books in the UK and Ireland, voted for by children in 2023.

Born in Britain and of Nigerian heritage, Dapo is an avid believer in the importance of equal representation in the creative arts. He currently lives in London.

Recent updates about Dapo Adeola

Libraries Week

Celebrate our libraries! You'll love Speak Up! by Nathan Bryon. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

5 days ago

Libraries Week

How many books have you got? A library of books can be so inviting and exciting! Speak Up! by Nathan Bryon from Puffin.

5 days ago

Astronomy Day (Autumn)

Look to the stars and discover Look Up! by Nathan Bryon. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

7 days ago

Astronomy Day (Autumn)

Could there be a better time to read Look Up! by Nathan Bryon. Published by Puffin.

7 days ago

World Space Week

Space: The final frontier. Look Up! by Nathan Bryon is amazing! Published by Puffin.

8 days ago

World Space Week

World Space Week!!! Look Up! by Nathan Bryon and published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

8 days ago

International School Libraries Month

Love libraries? You'll love Speak Up! by Nathan Bryon. Published by Puffin.

11 days ago

International School Libraries Month

Has your school library got Speak Up! by Nathan Bryon? Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

11 days ago

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