Illustrator

Lauren Eldridge-Murray

From a simple sketch by Ian’s then 8 year old granddaughter, Hannah Michaelson, Lauren brought brilliantly to life Ian’s characters without which, he said, there would be no books. And the mark of a true illustrator is that their work can almost stand alone from the text.

Hannah’s original drawing

Hannah’s original drawing of Twevven: a soft grey-blue crayon face with a surprised round mouth, wearing a bright red and yellow hat

Some of Lauren’s Twevvens work

Twevven in his red and yellow hat, thinking about a frog in a green thought bubble Twevven dressed as a princess in a pointed hat, leaning down to kiss a small frog A big, cross-looking bear with honey on its nose, with a small worried Twevven in his hat perched on its back

She also illustrated Something a Little Different, by Hayley Frazer.

Video

A child’s bright red marker drawing of a square-headed figure with green square eyes and arms stretched out wide

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