Jim Field
Children's Illustrator
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Biography
Hailing from the town of Farnborough (the one with the Airshow), Jim drew from a very early age with a burning ambition to ‘make cartoons’. He studied animation at Hull School of Art and Design, graduated in 2002, gradually paved his way into the animation industry working as a director for Partizan in London.
Meanwhile, he was also penning his way as a freelance illustrator working for editorial publications…
His first children’s book commission came about from a self promotional mail-out of five stinky fish landing on the right desk at the right time at Macmillan (fortunately they were illustrated fish not actual fish). Jim illustrated the two book series Quentin Quirk’s Magic Work’s written by Kelly McKain. Since then, he has illustrated a series of books for Pearson Education entitled ‘Pete’s Peculiar Pet Shop’ and ‘The Exchange’.
His first picture book, Cats Ahoy! written by Peter Bently won the Booktrust Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2011 and was nominated for the Kate Greenaway award.
The Turtle Who Turned The Tide (2025)
A heartwarming tale of adventure, bravery and one baby turtle who changes her world for good – from the bestselling and award-winning creators of The Lion Inside.
On a midnight-black beach, it’s time for a GRAND HATCHING. A rowdy crowd of animal onlookers have gathered to see which baby turtle will win the great race to safety in the sea.
But when Tula’s brother loses his way, this baby turtle faces a difficult choice: will she choose to win the race or will she turn back to rescue her brother? And will the other animals stay on the sidelines, or will Tula’s brave decision inspire them to join the rescue mission?
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Learn French with Monsieur Roscoe as he heads on an adventure through the city . . .
Monsieur Roscoe is planning a birthday party for Fry the goldfish, but she’s disappeared! Help Monsieur Roscoe and his friends search the city for Fry, learning lots of new French words along the way.
A fun and colourful picture book from the bestselling illustrator of Oi Frog! and The Lion Inside, Monsieur Roscoe will make learning French exciting for the youngest children. Each new word appears alongside its English translation, so readers can follow along with ease.
Winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize!
Off shot Alfonso as swift as an arrow, through alleys and gardens and streets dark and narrow.
He told every cat to prepare for a treat: “Follow me and you’ll get all the fish you can eat!”
When Alfonso the cat hears there’s a boat coming into harbour stuffed with tasty haddock, he hatches a plan. It’s brave! It’s bold! And it involves a ghost pirate ship, some rather gullible fishermen and cats… LOTS of cats.
In this laugh-out-loud funny story, a rabbit and bear discover that things are always better when they’re shared with a friend.
Bear wakes up early from hibernation. If she can’t sleep, then at least she can make a snowman. Rabbit has never made a snowman, but he definitely wants to make one that’s better than Bear’s. However, with an avalanche and a hungry wolf heading his way, Rabbit soon realises that it might be nice to have a friend on your side. Especially when it comes to building snowmen.
A tale of friendship, gravity, and just a little bit of poo.
Fed up of being ignored by the other animals, Mouse wishes he could roar like Lion. But, as he discovers, even the biggest, bossiest people are scared sometimes . . . and even the smallest creatures can have the heart of a lion!
Jam-packed with the silliest of animals, this bestselling rhyming story will have the youngest of readers in fits of laughter!
Cats sit on mats, hares sit on chairs, mules sit on stools and gofers sit on sofas, but Frog does not want to sit on a log! Jam-packed with animals and silliness, this original rhyming story will have young children in fits of laughter.
