Sara Fanelli

Sara Fanelli is a childrens book illustrator. Her style is collage, below are a few examples. She collects bits of paper, whether its a bit of scrap wallpaper or a bus timetable, she keeps them for her art. Her quirky characters are endearing, and her style of writing is childlike. She doesn't use printed text, she writes her own, and it adds to the quality of the book.
As well as making childrens books she has also done work for the Royal Mail, the V&A, BBC, and Faber and Faber just to name a few. She has won many awards, including two D&AD pencils.
I like her because she has a very distinctive style, and her books are unlike any other childrens book I've seen. The collage makes the pictures look like they are raised on the page, and the colours are wonderfully vivid. An interesting alternative to the run of the mill childrens books.