Laura Hughes

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Laura Hughes is an award-winning and best-selling children’s illustrator.

She has created artwork for over 20 picture books including The Forgettery by Rachel Ip, and Hop Little Bunnies by Martha Mumford. In 2018, Laura won the Oscar’s Book Prize with author John Dougherty for the book, There’s a Pig Up My Nose.

Laura’s illustrations are loose, energetic and inspired by the natural world. She creates her hand-drawn illustrations using inks, but also loves working with gouache paint and pastels

Laura is represented by Freddie Dawson — to work with Laura please email Nicky Lander while Freddie is on maternity leave.

"Laura Hughes' 'The Chunk' is appealingly Muppet-like and just fluffy enough to be actually rather adorable." —

"Drawn and coloured with lively, happy, cartoonish freedom . . ." — The Times

'A holiday read that is cheerfully chaotic and energetically well calculated." — The Observer

Diverse Book Awards 2023

Shortlisted

Little Rebels Awards 2023

Shortlisted

2022 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards - Winner

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BookTrust’s Great Books Guide 2020

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Indie Book of the Month January - The Bear Who Did

The Kate Greenaway Award 2019 – Nominated

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Oscar's Book Prize 2018 – Winner

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The Kate Greenaway Medal 2016 — Nominated

The Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2015 — Runner Up