David Melling

David Melling has created over 150 books, publishing in over 30 languages and selling over 5 million copies worldwide. He is probably best known for his internationally successful Hugless Douglas series, and his picture book The Tale of Jack Frost was made into an animated TV film with the BBC. In 2023, he won the Overall Sheffield Children's Book Award with Ruffles and the New Green Thing. David has illustrated Do You See the Tiger? for Walker Books, written by Philip Ardagh, and he has also collaborated with Michael Rosen.
David grew up and studied art in London, becoming a freelance illustrator after college. He was employed by animation studios as a background artist and cel renderer, working on a number of well-known films, before becoming a full-time children's book artist. David lives near Oxford and you can find him on X as @DavidMelling1 and Instagram as @davidmelling_illustrator.