Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Meet the Illustrator Anita Jeram





Anita was born in 1965 and brought up in Portsmouth. Anita has written and illustrated her own books as well as worked with other children’s authors (see list books).  Anita’s most famous illustrations are the ones she has done for the best selling classic Guess How Much I Love You written by Sam McBratney (Walker Books 1994) which has sold 28 million copies and been translated into 53 different languages. She lives in Northern Ireland. her first book from 1991 was Bill's Belly Button.


Take a look here to see some dogs drawn my Anita Jeram.






Here is a list of all her books:

  • Bill’s Belly Button (1991)
  • It Was Jake (1991)
  • The Most Obedient Dog in the World (1993)
  • All Pigs are Beautiful (by Dick King-Smith 1993)
  • My Hen is Dancing (by Karen Wallace 1993)
  • I Love Guinea Pigs (by Dick King-Smith 1994)
  • Guess How Much I Love You (by Sam McBratney 1994)
  • Contrary Mary (1995)
  • Daisy Dare (1995)
  • Puppy Love (by Dick King-Smith 1997)
  • Animal Friends ( by Dick King-Smith 1997)
  • Birthday Happy Contrary Mary (1998)
  • Bunny, My Honey (1999)
  • All Together Now (1999)
  • In Every Tiny Grain of Sand (contributed illustrations 2000)
  • Kiss Goodnight, Sam (by Amy Hest 2001)
  • Don’t You Feel Well, Sam ( by Amy Hest 2001)
  • I Love My Little Storybook (2002)
  • You Can Do It, Sam (by Amy Hest 2003)
  • You’re All My Favourites (by Sam McBratney 2004)
  • The Little Nutbrown Hare stories (by Sam McBratney 2007)
  • Little Chick (2009 by Amy Hest)
  • ‘Skip to the Loo, My Darling’ (by Sally Lloyd-Jones, 2016)


And here is a Pinterest collection of art by Anita Jeram. She also makes greeting cards and other items which you can view here at Two Bad Mice




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