Helen Hancocks graduated with a first class degree in Illustration with Animation from Manchester School of Art. She uses a mixture of crayon, watercolour, ink and pen, combined digitally. Her first picture book, Penguin in Peril, was the UK’s best-selling debut picture book of 2013, and she has been delighting readers with her vibrant, witty work ever since, with books such as I Really Want to Be a Cat; William Heads to Hollywood; William and the Missing Masterpiece; How to Look After Your Human and Ella, Queen of Jazz. She owns and runs Shelf Editions children's bookstore in Lincoln. Helen has also created work for The Portland Stamp company, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The BFI and The Lincoln Film Society. She lives in Lincoln with her cat, Mac. Find her online at helenhancocks.com and on Instagram and X as @helenhancocks.
