Genre: Holiday Treats

Following several corporate positions illustrating and designing, Kat Whelan can’t think of anything she’d like to do better than to sit at her little desk in her tiny cottage, get to see her husband, play with her cat, and do lots of drawing! Kat does all of this from her home in Bath, England.

Gail Yerrill lives in Bedford, England with her husband and two children. She has a BA in two-dimensional design from the University of Hertfordshire and, as well as illustrating children’s books, she designs greeting cards and stationery. Gail loves spending time with her family, playing Articulate with friends, and traveling to new places.

Helen Lanzrein is a talented, illustrator of several books for children including All Things Bright and Beautiful for tiger tales. Helen lives in Foxton, Cambridgeshire, England. 

Ross Collins graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 1994. In the same year, he won the MacMillan Children's Book Prize, an achievement that presented him with many opportunities. Longing for the cold and damp of the North, Ross returned to Glasgow, where he spends his time writing and illustrating children's booksdoing animation character development.

Veronica Vasylenko lives in England. She studied Graphic Design at Bradford and Liverpool Polytechnic which led her into the world of greetings card design and then book illustration. What Veronica enjoys most about illustrating picture books is inventing characters and bringing them to life through her illustrations. 

Ben Mantle was born in Leamington Spa, England, and developed a very early interest in all things artistic and festive, even coming in first in his local library’s coloring competition. He joined the crew of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and now works as an illustrator and animator from his seaside base in Brighton.

Award-winning illustrator Tim Warnes shares a studio at his home in the Dorset countryside with his wife, illustrator Jane Chapman. They have two young sons who are a constant source of inspiration. Tim is the illustrator of the tiger tales books, Scaredy Mouse, Tom's Tail, and I’ve Seen Santa! 

Veronica Vasylenko lives in England. She studied Graphic Design at Bradford and Liverpool Polytechnic which led her into the world of greetings card design and then book illustration. What Veronica enjoys most about illustrating picture books is inventing characters and bringing them to life through her illustrations. 

Ella Burfoot was born in Norfolk, England and studied for a BA and MA in Illustration at the Falmouth College of Arts, for which she received a distinction. She is currently living in Cornwall and enjoys walking her dog and camping.