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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

Edwin Hubble (Birthday)

Happy birthday Edwin Hubble! The American astronomer was born on 20th November 1889. What better time to read Look Up! by Nathan Bryon. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

World Children's Day

You should read Look Up! by Nathan Bryon. Published by Puffin.

1 month ago

World Children's Day

You should read Hey You! by Dapo Adeola. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

World Children's Day

Clean Up! is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

World Children's Day

Could there be a better time to read Hey You! by Dapo Adeola. Published by Puffin.

1 month ago

S.T.E.M. - S.T.E.A.M. Day (US)

You'll love Look Up! by Nathan Bryon. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

S.T.E.M. - S.T.E.A.M. Day (US)

Loving Look Up! by Nathan Bryon from Puffin.

1 month ago

Hug a Bear Day

Discover My Mum is a Lioness by Swapna Haddow. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

1 month ago

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