Emma McCann

I live near the sea in Cornwall in the UK and work from my attic studio where my ideas are scribbled, inked, Wacom'd, splashed, printed, and Photoshopped into existence.

I studied illustration at Kingston University, London, and my second children’s picture book was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2005. I've since illustrated many titles for a wide variety of publishers and clients including Ladybird, Oxford University Press, Girlguiding, Bear Grylls Ventures, and Usborne. I'm rather fond of sneaking self portraits and/or bunny slippers into my illustrations. As you can probably guess, I love books and you can often find me making a fool of myself preaching the good gospel of the library to local school children.

My drawing is usually fuelled by tea and scones; I feel it is my right and proper duty to undertake scientific research into Cornwall's best cream tea and I take it very, very seriously.

You can follow me on Instagram at @emmamccann, or Twitter @cooliobeanz, or visit my illustration website at www.emmamccann.co.uk.