It was during this time that she developed her love of storytelling and limited colour palettes.įollowing graduation she moved to Edinburgh, where she was inspired by the impressive architecture and buildings became a recurring theme in her work. She left her hometown of Yorkshire to embark on an undergraduate degree in Illustration at The Cambridge School of Art, where she stayed on to study the esteemed MA in Children’s Book Illustration. Little did she know that she would become a (real!) Illustrator for a living. Her best impression is of a tortoise eating a strawberry.Īs a child, Harriet Hobday would spend hours drawing what was around her and filling sketchbooks with imagined characters and scenes. She worked as a midwife and a sandwich maker before becoming a writer, and has also mashed potatoes for Prince Edward’s dinner. ►About the Authors: Polly Faber lives in London with her husband, sons, and two black and white cats called Alan and Babs. ► Details: Hardback | 32 pages | 30.0 x 24.0 cm Polly Faber is the author of Building a Home, illustrated by Klas Fahln, Through the North Pole Snow, illustrated by Richard Jones.
Meet the people doing the important jobs that help keep the city running all through the night, ready for the next day to come. As the night goes on, readers will see nurses, cleaners, delivery workers, doctors, police officers, journalists, and many other workers who help keep the city running all through the night. But where will she go, and who will she see along the way?Īs the night goes on, follow nurses, cleaners, delivery workers, doctors, police officers, journalists and many more. Meanwhile, her mother is putting on her coat and getting ready to go to work. In a big city, a little girl is eating her dinner, brushing her teeth and getting ready for bed. She lives in Yorkshire in the UK.A beautifully illustrated picture book exploring the jobs that keep a city running all through the night, and make it ready for the new day.
Now she spends her days making books and wreaking havoc in the kitchen. Little did she know that she would become an illustrator for a living. Harriet Hobday spent hours as a child drawing what was around her and filling sketchbooks with imagined characters and scenes. She lives with her husband, sons, and cats in London, where she has her own tiny free library right outside her house. She is also a children’s book blogger and volunteer reading helper. Polly Faber is the author of Building a Home, illustrated by Klas Fahlén, Through the North Pole Snow, illustrated by Richard Jones, Pony on the Twelfth Floor, illustrated by Sarah Jennings, and Mango & Bambang: The Not-a-Pig, illustrated by Clara Vulliamy. This beautifully illustrated picture book showcases the workers that keep a city running all through the night and make it ready for the new day.īusiness, Careers, Occupations Family Lifestyles People & Places
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