Petra Brown
Petra Brown (born in Luton in Bedfordshire in England in the UK) is a British children’s illustrator, photographer and artist, known for her illustrations of picture books including (in English) If Big Can... I Can (2006) and When the Wind Blew (2017) and (in Welsh) Siencyn a’r Gêm Rygbi [Siencyn and the Game of Rugby] (2016) and Bwch [Buck] (2018). Her work focuses on themes of animals and family though other works she has illustrated include The Usborne Book of Greek Myths (2010). She lives in Snowdonia in North Wales with her partner Iain. She also works under the name of Milly Teggle.
She says about her work: “I love drawing animals with human expressions. I find it such fun creating, for example, a thoughtful fox, a happy hippo, a shy sheep, or a caring bear! The other thing I like is creating landscapes, places where my characters can run about and have adventures. Living in a magnificent place like Snowdonia helps a great deal.” (see Celebratepicturebooks ).
Sources:
Official illustration website (accessed: August 2, 2022).
Official website (accessed: August 2, 2022).
Celebratepicturebooks interview (accessed: August 2, 2022).
Bio prepared by Robin Diver, University of Birmingham, robin.diver@hotmail.com and Susan DeacySusan Deacy, University of Roehampton, s.deacy@roehampton.ac.uk
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