About Jane

Born in London, Jane studied art and design at Middlesex University. Her main study was ceramics and she didn't start to illustrate until she left college. Her first published work was a series of greetings cards for Roger la Borde, followed by some book jackets, and eventually black and white illustrations for a poetry anthology with Orchard Books.

Her first full colour picture book was A Balloon for Grandad by Nigel Gray, published by Orchard Books in 1989. Since then Jane has illustrated numerous children's books, including Fairy Tales by Berlie Doherty, Can you catch a Mermaid (written and illustrated by Jane) and The King of Capri by Jeanette Winterson.

Jane has recently finished working on a book for Bloomsbury called 'The Lost Happy Endings' by Carol Ann Duffy, a wonderfully dark fairy tale which will be published next autumn, and is currently working on 'Celtic Myths and Legends' for the Folio Society.

'Little Prince Lugalbanda' has just been published by Walker Books in May this year, and Jane is about to start work on a story of her own for Orchard Books.

Jane has always shown her work and exhibits regularly at:

• Primavera, Cambridge
• The Illustration Cupboard, London

Books

• See Books and Reviews pages.

Prizes & Awards

Other Work - includes: