Paul Bryn Davies has been a professional illustrator and artist all his working life. In addition to producing countless book and magazine illustrations, Paul has worked as an advertising illustrator and has had his work published as posters, greeting cards and fine art prints and his published works are now in the thousands. Fantasy and children’s subjects have been the dominant ( but by no means exclusive ) themes in Paul’s work.
Simon Murray began his career in illustration by creating the intricate and imaginative line drawings for the bestselling Mokee Joe series, published to critical acclaim by Hodder Children’s Books in 2004. He also teamed with Peter J. Murray to create to maps and chapter headings for the Bonebreaker series for Hachette.
After founding his studio SMI Ltd in 2007, Simon went on to create the cute and mischievous character, Icky Doo Dah and continues to both write and illustrate exciting and adventurous picture books around this fluffy little creature.
Simon carries out lively and engaging literacy and illustration workshops in primary schools across the UK and around the world. He lives in Berkshire with his wife Rachel and their two children, William and Elizabeth.