Jessica Leech

Jess is an illustrator and visual storyteller with a passion for the quiet magic of story time. She enjoys imagining the unseen and unknown, then taking ideas right back to pen and paper to bring them to life.

Working by hand with ink and paper, Jess creates playful, sketch-led illustrations inspired by vintage children’s tales, pattern and classic typography. Her drawings often spark a sense of nostalgia for adult readers, while inviting children into stories that feel warm, accessible and engaging.

Created from multiple hand-drawn sketches and digitally layered, her illustrations celebrate wonky lines and imperfect finishes that reflect the real world. Through her books, Jess hopes to make stories easy to step into, memorable, and a joy to return to for readers of all ages.