An award-winning illustrator, character designer and animation director, Jim grew up in Farnborough, England, and now lives in the French countryside with his wife, young daughter, a grumpy cat and several guitars. He has won multiple awards including the BookTrust Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Oscar’s Book Prize, Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards and the Lollies Book Award. He regularly collaborates with Rachel Bright (The Lion Inside), Kes Gray (Oi Frog!) and Julian Gough (Rabbit & Bear), as well as writing and illustrating his own bilingual books in the Monsieur Roscoe series.
