Peter Bailey

Peter Bailey was born in India and grew up in London. Since graduating from the Brighton School of Art, his extraordinary career has seen him illustrate books by some of Britain's best-known authors and poets, including Allan Ahlberg, Philip Pullman and Alexander McCall Smith. For twenty years he also taught illustration at the Liverpool School of Art and many of his students have gone on to great success. Alongside his work for children, Peter has also illustrated books for adults for The Folio Society, including a collection of John Betjeman’s poetry.