Some time ago, a boy called Jago arrived here on Earth with a burning ambition to be ....

Superman, Indiana Jones, or quite possibly King Arthur.

After a little hard work and an awful lot of drawing he settled on his fourth choice of career, illustrating children's books, something he reckons he could be quite good at one day.

He lives in a slightly damp wetsuit in Cornwall with his fantastically lovely wife Alex, beautiful daughter Lily Peach and small round son, Rudy.

Cornwall Today Magazine - 2003
Madgy Figgy's Pig (Brave Tales) - 2004
Tom & The Giant (Brave Tales) - 2004
Lutey & The Mermaid (Brave Tales) - 2004
Fig's Giant (Oxford University Press) - 2005
The Little Red Hen (Mantra Lingua) - 2005
Hansel & Gretal (Mantra Lingua) - 2005
Myron's Magic Cow (Barefoot Books) - 2005
Fox Fables (Mantra Lingua) - 2006
Bookstart Rhymetimes Sheet - 2006
Fox & Wolf (Macmillan)- 2007
The Elves & The Shoemaker (Mantra Lingua) - 2007
The Jesus Storybook Bible (Zondervan) - 2007
How The Sun Came To Be In The Sky (McGraw-Hill) - 2007
The Great Bay (Houghton Mifflin) - 2007
Spider & Swallow (Houghton-Mifflin) - 2008
The Fish Prince (McGraw-Hill) - 2008
Turtle & Deer (McGraw-Hill) - 2008
This Friend, That Friend (McGraw-Hill) - 2008
Safaritown (McGraw-Hill) - 2008
My Favourite Things (McGraw-Hill) - 2008
The Nursery (McGraw-Hill) - 2008
The Queen & The Peach (McGraw-Hill) - 2008
The Fish Prince (McGraw-Hill) - 2008
Sing Sing English - Hush a bye Baby (Korea Hermannhesse) - 2009
Nachshon Who Was Afraid To Swim (Kar-Ben) - 2009
Lion Pride (McGraw-Hill) - 2010
Hunter (McGraw-Hill) - 2010
The Pond (McGraw-Hill) - 2010
Raven & Peacock (McGraw-Hill) - 2010
Farmer's Dream (Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt) - 2010
Skywoman (Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt) - 2010
Goose Fables (Mantra Lingua) - 2010
Mr Aesop's Storyshop (Lion Hudson) - 2010
Shimmering Air (McGraw-Hill) - 2011
Hen & Dove (Brown Publishing) - 2011
Lizze Bright & The Buckminster Boy (McGraw-Hill) - 2012
Thunder Helper (McGraw-Hill) - 2012
Coyote & The Jar of Stars (McGraw-Hill) - 2012
Inchworm's Tale (McGraw-Hill) - 2012
Bird Came Down The Walk (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) - 2012
Oh No Jonah (Kar-Ben) - 2012
Mowen & The Runaway Moon (A Productions for BBC/Cbeebies) - 2012 (broadcast on Driver Dan's Storytime)
Total Guitar Magazine - Beethoven's 5th Symphony article (July Edition) - 2012
Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing (Zonderkidz) - 2013
Thank You God: A Bedtime Prayer (Eerdmans) - 2013
Nate Tasker - The Bell Tower (album cover) - 2013 

I work almost entirely digitally, using a couple of Macs and an iPad in a secret blend of the finest textures, papers and digital paints. I could tell you how I make each picture, but then I'd have to kill you.

I enjoy working on children's books and am drawn to stories with a hint of eccentricity.

Evangelical Christian Publishers Association - Gold Book Award (in recognition of 500,000 copies sold of The Jesus Storybook Bible) - 2011

ALA Notable Award - The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2010

Sydney Taylor Honour Award for Young Readers - Nachshon Who Was Afraid To Swim - 2009

National Jewish Book Award for Young Readers - Nachshon Who Was Afraid To Swim - 2009

Honors Award Winner - NAPPA Children’s Products Storytelling & Audio Books - The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2009

Amazon.com Best Children's Picture Book - The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2007

Moonbeam Children's Book Awards - Gold Medal - The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2007

National Literacy Association Wow! Award - The Little Red Hen and the Grains of Wheat - 2006

Holyer An Gof Award for Best Children's Book - The Brave Tales series - 2006

International Youth Library, White Ravens, Special Mention - Myron's Magic Cow - 2005

AOI Images 28 Annual - AOI Silver Award, Student Section - 2004

The Macmillan Prize for Children's Illustration - Highly Commended Award - 2003

Winner of the UK Further Education Funding Council Calendar Prize - 2000