'A gorgeous rhyming picture book with atmospheric illustrations.' Sunday Express Magazine
Praise for Benji Davies:
"Benji Davies (The Storm Whale and Grandad's Island) is fast establishing himself as a leading light in children's picture books" - Huffington Post
"An author-illustrator destined to be one of this generation's great talents" - Huffington Post
Praise for THE STORM WHALE "Like the best picture books, "The Storm Whale" has an outsize emotional force that often comes from what the author-illustrator Benji Davies leaves out" - New York Times
Praise for THE STORM WHALE IN WINTER "Intensely atmospheric, full of biting cold, tender detail and warm light, this is a book to cuddle up with" - The Guardian
Praise for GRANDAD'S ISLAND "A gently magical story about bidding farewell to a grandparent, Davies' vibrant palette infuses the story with a hopeful spirit" - Huffington Post
"Benji Davies didn't invent the melancholy sea story, but he sure knows how to deliver one...'Grandad's Island' metaphorically and movingly re-imagines the experience of loss" - Boston Globe
Benji Davies was born and raised in Peterborough. After studying animation at university he spread his creative wings, working on a variety of illustration and animation projects. His picture books have won numerous awards - the Oscar's Book Prize in both 2014 and 2020, an AOI World Illustration Prize and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Prize. He lives and works in London with his wife.
