Shannon Takaoka

Chihiro Takeuchi

Shaun Tan

Shaun Tan grew up in Perth and works as an artist, writer and film-maker in Melbourne, best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through dream-like imagery. The Rabbits, The Red Tree, Tales from Outer Suburbia and the graphic novel The Arrival have been widely translated throughout the world and enjoyed by readers of all ages. Shaun has also worked as a theatre designer, a concept artist for Pixar and won an Academy Award for the short animated film The Lost Thing. In 2011 he received the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in Sweden, in recognition of his services to literature for young people. His most recent books include Rules of Summer and The Singing Bones, as well as Tales from the Inner City, which won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.

Yoko Tanaka

Yoko Tanaka is an illustrator, writer and painter born in Japan and currently living in London. Her work has won numerous awards and has been exhibited internationally to high acclaim. Some of Yoko’s illustrated children's books are The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo, the Theodosia series by R. L. LaFevers, and Sparrow Girl by Sara Pennypacker. She has also created the wordless picture book Dandelion’s Dream. Find her online at yoko-tanaka.com, or on Instagram as @yoko_tanaka_art.

Steve Tasane

Steve Tasane is a writer and performance poet who "rap-funks for everyone from primary schools to May Day anarchists". He has performed at Glastonbury, St Paul’s Cathedral and The National Gallery, been writer in residence at the V&A Museum of Childhood, been broadcast on TV and radio, and done a writing residency at the Dickens Birthplace Museum. Blood Donors is his first novel for teens and his next novel, Nobody Saw No One, will be published in May 2015. For more about Steve and his books, please visit stevetasane.wordpress.com.

Julie Tatchell

Julie Tatchell is a teddy bear and soft toy restorer, working with Amanda Middleditch and more commonly known as The Teddy Bear Ladies from the BBC 1 show, The Repair Shop. They have been working together since 2006. When they are not working together, Julie enjoys time in the countryside. She loves all things nature and walking her dogs. Julie and Amanda's first children's book, Bartie Bristle and Other Stories: Tales from the Teddy Bear Ladies is a stunning collection of charming teddy bear stories.

Matt Tavares

Matt Tavares is a New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of many beloved children's books. His books include Crossing Niagara, Henry Aaron's Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, Becoming Babe Ruth, and Growing Up Pedro, as well as Zachary's Ball, Red & Lulu, Hoops, Dasher and Dasher Can’t Wait for Christmas. He is the illustrator of Jubilee! by Alice Potter, Lighter Than Air by Matthew Clark Smith, A Ben of All Trades by Michael J. Rosen and Twenty-One Steps by Jeff Gottesfeld. Most recently he illustrated The Shape of Things, written by Dean Robbins. Matt lives in Maine with his family. Find him online at matttavares.com, and on Instagram and X as @tavaresbooks.

Sean Taylor

Sean Taylor has written more than 60 books for young readers. These include picture books such as Hoot Owl Master of Disguise, How to be Cooler than Cool, and I Want to Be in a Scary Story, all illustrated by Jean Jullien, A Brave Bear, illustrated by Emily Hughes and Natterjack Toad Can't Believe It, illustrated by Kathryn Durst. He’s the author of The Dream Train, a much-loved collection of poems for bedtime, illustrated by Anuska Allepuz and for 30 years he’s been encouraging children to write poems themselves. His title You're a Poet, illustrated by Sam Usher, helps make the first steps into writing poetry possible, even for the smallest of children. Find Sean online at seantaylorstories.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @SeanTStories.

Thomas Taylor

Thomas Taylor is an award-winning author-illustrator for children. He illustrated the cover for the very first Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and has since gone on to write and illustrate both picture books and novels. He is best known for his internationally acclaimed Eerie-on-Sea Mystery series, for middle-grade readers, Malamander, Gargantis, Shadowghast, Festergrimm and Mermedusa, which has been translated into over 20 different languages. Thomas lives on the south coast of England and can be found on Facebook and Twitter: @ThomasHTaylor