Nick Sharratt

Nick Sharratt
Born (1962-08-09) 9 August 1962 (age 62)
Bexleyheath, Kent, England
EducationManchester Polytechnic
St. Martin's School of Art
Occupation(s)Author, illustrator
Websitenicksharratt.com

Nick Sharratt (born 9 August 1962)[1][2] is a British author and illustrator of children's books, whose work is split between illustrating for writers, most notably Jacqueline Wilson from 1991 to 2021, and Jeremy Strong, but also Giles Andreae, Julia Donaldson and Michael Rosen. He was chosen to be the official illustrator for World Book Day 2006,[3] and has illustrated around 250 books,[4] including over 50 books[5] by Wilson, among them The Lottie Project, Little Darlings and The Story of Tracy Beaker which was the most borrowed library book in the UK for the first decade of the 21st century.[6] The books on which Sharratt and Wilson have collaborated have sold more than 40 million copies in the UK and sales of picture books illustrated by Sharratt exceed 10 million.

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  2. ^ "Sharratt, Nick". Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Scholastic Children's Books Out Now".
  4. ^ "Bibliography". nicksharratt.com. Nick Sharratt. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Jacqueline Wilson books". nicksharratt.com. Nick Sharratt. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Nick Sharratt - David Higham Associates". Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.