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Ross Collins

Illustrator

About Ross Collins

Ross Collins was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Growing up he was particularly fond of drawing the bionic man and precariously swinging backwards on chairs. He went on to study illustration at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1994 and in the same year he won the Macmillan Children’s Book Prize for the The Sea Hole. Since then he has gone on to illustrate over one hundred books and has written several too. His picture book The Elephantom was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and has now been staged at London's Royal National Theatre by the creative team behind Warhorse and in 2016 This Zoo is Not for You won the inaugural Amnesty CILIP Honour. When Ross is not creating children’s books he enjoys working on character development for animation studios such as Laika and Disney. He lives with his partner Jacqui, his young son, and his dog Hugo, in Scotland.

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National Storytelling Week

Listening to a story and the rhythm of the words can be a great way to engage small children. Why not try Robot Rumpus by Sean Taylor from Andersen Digital

2 days ago

National Storytelling Week

Listening to a story and the rhythm of the words can be a great way to engage small children. Why not try Robot Rumpus by Sean Taylor from Andersen

2 days ago

National Storytelling Week

Listening to a story and the rhythm of the words can be a great way to engage small children. Why not try I am a Tiger by Karl Newson from Macmillan Children's Books

2 days ago

National Storytelling Week

Listening to a story and the rhythm of the words can be a great way to engage small children. Why not try I am not an Elephant by Karl Newson from Macmillan Children's Books

2 days ago

Bed...

When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus by Tom MacRae from Andersen with the weekend on the horizon this is the perfect read all about bed!

6 days ago

Bed...

Robot Rumpus by Sean Taylor from Andersen Digital with the weekend on the horizon this is the perfect read all about bed!

6 days ago

Bed...

Robot Rumpus by Sean Taylor from Andersen with the weekend on the horizon this is the perfect read all about bed!

6 days ago

Hugging Day

A book all about the joys of a cuddle Don't Count Your Chickens by Simon Puttock from Macmillan Children's Books

9 days ago

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