About

I've now been creating great children’s books for over 20 years which seems amazing to me.

I have had super creative illustrators and authors over that period, working for a wide selection of publishers. I have shelves full of books from board books, and glorious picture books to fiction series, all with stunning covers. A range of non-fiction and narrative non-fiction titles, history, religion and lots and lots of animals. Then of course James de la Rue who illustrated a wonderful young fiction series, both modern and historic adventure stories, monsters and dragons of all descriptions for major publishing houses.

Inevitably illustrators have joined and then moved on, (not to mention the difficulties caused by COVID) but I have a great group of illustrators whose work is published and republished all over the world. Prize-winning humour by Elys Dolan, wonderful picture books by Alan Marks and prize-winning animal stories by Sean Julian. Some amazing non-fiction books written & illustrated by Rosie Eve have been published both in Europe and the USA. And delightful board books and illustrated non-fiction by Kate Sheehy.

I have recently taken on two new illustrators, Lauren Tobia and Annegret Ritter and I am looking forward to showing their folios to my clients.

So please do look at their work and contact me if you any queries.

Frances McKay Illustration