Sarah McIntyre is a

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illustrator and writer of

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and comics. She graduated in 1999 from

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with a degree in Russian and a minor degree in History of Art and earned her Master's Degree in Illustration at

Camberwell College of Arts Camberwell College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, a public art and design university in London, England. The college offers further and higher education programmes, including postgraduate and PhD awards. ...

in 2007. She works from a studio in

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and lives with her husband, Stuart. McIntyre was awarded the Sheffield Children's Book award for Best Picture Book and Overall Winner for her illustrations in the book ''Morris the Mankiest Monster'' in 2010, which also won the Bishop's Stortford Picture Book Award 2010. Her book ''Oliver and the Seawigs'' with

Philip Reeve Philip Reeve (born 28 February 1966) is an English author and illustrator of children's books, primarily known for the 2001 book '' Mortal Engines'' and its sequels (the 2001 to 2006 '' Mortal Engines Quartet''). His 2007 novel, '' Here Lies Ar ...

won the UKLA Book Award in 2015 in the age 7–11 category and their ''Pugs of the Frozen North'' won the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award in 2016. She also won the Leeds Graphic Novel Award 2011 for ''Vern and Lettuce'', which ran originally as a weekly comic strip in

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and in ''

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''. Her comic strip ''Shark & Unicorn'' ran for three years in The Funday Times section of ''

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'' newspaper. Her projects include designing Monsterville at Discover Children's Story Centre in

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and participation in its online StoryCloud project. She curated The Comics Big-Top of Awesome at the 2012 Pop Up Festival in London. In 2015 she began spearheading th
''#Pictures Mean Business'' campaign
demanding greater prominence and credit for book illustrators. For her campaign efforts, ''

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'' listed her as one of their 2016 Rising Stars. She is represented by Jodie Hodges at United Agents in London.

Books

Solo picture books

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Don't Call Me Grumpycorn
' (2020) UK: Scholastic UK *
Grumpycorn
' (2019) UK: Scholastic UK *
Dinosaur Firefighters
' (2018) UK: Scholastic UK *
The New Neighbours
' (2018) UK:

David Fickling Books David Fickling Books Ltd (DFB) was founded in 1999 and became an independent publishing house in July 2013 following 12 years (2001-2013) with Scholastic and later Random House. They have published several prize-winning and bestselling books in ...

*
Dinosaur Police
' (2015) UK: Scholastic UK *
There's a Shark in the Bath
' (2014) UK: Scholastic UK

Reeve & McIntyre books

*
Adventuremice: Mice, Camera, Action!
' Adventuremice Book 6 with

(2025) UK: David Fickling Books *
Adventuremice: The Ghostly Galleon
' Adventuremice Book 5 with

(2024) UK: David Fickling Books *
Adventuremice: Mice on the Moon
' Adventuremice Book 4 with

(2024) UK: David Fickling Books *
Adventuremice: Mice on the Ice
' Adventuremice Book 3 with

(2023) UK: David Fickling Books *
Adventuremice: Mermouse Mystery
' Adventuremice Book 2 with

(2023) UK: David Fickling Books *
Adventuremice: Otter Chaos
' Adventuremice Book 1 with

(2023) UK: David Fickling Books *
Kevin vs the Unicorns
' Roly-Poly Flying Pony Book 4 with

(2021) UK: Oxford University Press *
Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit
' Roly-Poly Flying Pony Book 3 with

(2020) UK: Oxford University Press *
Kevin's Great Escape
' Roly-Poly Flying Pony Book 2 with

(2019) UK: Oxford University Press *
The Legend of Kevin
' Roly-Poly Flying Pony Book 1 with

(2018) UK: Oxford University Press *
Pug-a-Doodle-Do!
' with

(2017) UK: Oxford University Press *
Jinks & O'Hare Funfair Repair
' with

(2016) UK: Oxford University Press *
Pugs of the Frozen North
' with

(2015) UK: Oxford University Press *
Cakes in Space
' with

(2014) UK: Oxford University Press *
Oliver and the Seawigs
' with

(2013) UK: Oxford University Press

Comic books

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24 by 7
' (contributor) comics anthology (2014) UK: LICAF Books *
Nelson
' (contributor) Graphic Novel (2011) UK:

Blank Slate Books Blank Slate Books (BSB) was a publishing company based in the United Kingdom. It published primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections, with an emphasis on new work by British artists and translated work by European artists ...

*
Vern and Lettuce
' (2010) UK:

Picture book collaborations

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The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories
' (illustrator) with Claire Barker, Ayesha Braganza, Lucy Farfort, Kieran Larwood, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Ingrid Persaud, Emma Carroll, Ann Jungman, Reba Khatun, Lou Kuenzler, Michael Mann, Kate Saunders, Natasha Farrant, Aisha Bushby, Pip Jones, Martyn Ford, Hannah Lee (2022) UK: Faber Childrens *
The Prince of Pants
' with Alan MacDonald (2016) UK: Scholastic UK *
Jampires
' with David O'Connell (2014) UK: David Fickling Books *
Superkid
' with Claire Freeman (2013) UK: Scholastic UK *
You Can't Scare a Princess!
' with Gillian Rogerson (2011) UK: Scholastic UK *
You Can't Eat a Princess!
' with Gillian Rogerson (2010) UK: Scholastic UK *
When Titus Took the Train
' with Anne Cottringer (2010) UK:

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books ...

*
Morris the Mankiest Monster
' (2009) UK:

with

Giles Andreae Giles Andreae (born 16 March 1966) is a British writer and illustrator. He is the creator of the stickman poet Purple Ronnie and the humorous artist/philosopher Edward Monkton, and is the author of ''Giraffes Can't Dance'' and many other books fo ...

* ''Adventures of Riley: Mission to Madagascar'' with Laura Hurwitz and Amanda Lumry (2005) USA:

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* ''Adventures of Riley: Dolphins in Danger'' with Laura Hurwitz and Amanda Lumry (2005) USA:

* ''Adventures of Riley: Amazon River Rescue'' with Laura Hurwitz and Amanda Lumry (2004) USA:

* ''Adventures of Riley: Safari in South Africa'' with Laura Hurwitz and Amanda Lumry (2003) USA:

* ''Adventures of Riley: Tigers in Terai'' with Laura Hurwitz and Amanda Lumry (2003) USA:

* ''Adventures of Riley: Quest for Treasure in the Cayman Islands'' with Laura Hurwitz and Amanda Lumry (2001) USA: Eaglemont Press * ''Alistair on Safari: Adventure at an African Game Reserve'' with Laura Hurwitz and Amanda Lumry (2000) USA: Eaglemont Press

References

External links

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Adventuremice website

Blog

McIntyre at United Agents

McIntyre at publisher Oxford University Press
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McIntyre, Sarah 1975 births Living people American children's book illustrators British children's book illustrators American children's writers British children's writers American women children's book illustrators British women children's book illustrators American women children's writers British women children's writers British female comics artists Date of birth missing (living people)