Meet the illustrator Charlotte Voake

I picked up a beautiful book illustrated by Charlotte Voake from a pile of library discards - The Very Best of Aesop's Fables retold by Margaret Clark. Reading this book made me appreciate again the wonderful art of Charlotte Voake.

Charlotte Voake (1957) is a Welsh children’s book illustrator. She studied art history at the University of London, where she started her journey as an illustrator. Charlotte resides and writes in Surrey. She has earned several accolades including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. Her acclaimed works, including Ginger and Pizza Kittens, reflect her lifelong passion for book illustration. Charlotte Voake asserts that her stories, much like good manners, are cultivated through perseverance and joy.

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Gold Award)

Here is the Bookbag review

There are three books in this series: Ginger;

Ginger Finds a Home; Ginger and the Mystery Visitor

Books written and illustrated by Charlotte Voake:

• Tom's Cat (1986)
• Mrs. Goose's Baby (1989)
• The Three Little Pigs, and Other Favorite Nursery Stories (1991)
• Mr. Davies and the Baby (1996)
• Ginger (1997)
• Here Comes the Train (1998)
• Alphabet Adventure (2000)
• Pizza Kittens (2002)
• Ginger Finds a Home (2003)
• Tweedle Dee Dee (2008)
• Ginger and the Mystery Visitor (2013)
• Melissa's Octopus and Other Unsuitable Pets (2015)
• Some Dinosaurs are Small (2020)

There is also a companion volume A Little Guide to Trees.

This is one of the newest books illustrated by Charlotte Voake published in 2024. Here is the bookseller blurb: Grey skies, foamy waves and brisk wind await Granny and Bean when they head out for their day by the sea. But they are full of only wonder and delight at all the shore has to offer. They listen for the shrieks of the seabirds as they discover treasures hidden in the sand, greet dogs as they pass, leap over logs and settle out of the wind for a cosy treat before tramping homeward again. Rendered in simple, lilting text by Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse and expressive, windswept art from acclaimed illustrator Charlotte Voake, Granny and Bean have an adventure to cherish until their next magical day at the shore.