Benji Davies

Benji Davies is an award-winning British author, illustrator, and animation director. He studied animation at university and has worked on picture books, animated films, music videos, commercials, and title sequences. His first self-written and illustrated picture book, The Storm Whale, won the inaugural Oscar’s Book Prize; other acclaimed books include Grandad’s Island, The Grotlyn, and Tad.

Davies illustrated Jory John’s I Love You Already! and is also the illustrator of the internationally successful Bizzy Bear board-book series. His books have been published in more than 35 languages, and he lives in East London with his family.