Sara Ogilvie
Sara Ogilvie creates award-winning art which has been exhibited across the UK and abroad. Working as a freelance illustrator Sara creates images for editorial, design, publishing and advertising. She is the illustrator of many books including Dogs Don't Do Ballet, Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes and The Worst Princess.
Books
Demolition Dad
Author: Phil Earle Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Orion Children’s Books
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 9+
Demolition Dad is sure to delight children, and adults, of all ages and is perfect for fans of David Walliams and Roald Dahl.
Do Not Enter the Monster Zoo!
Author: Amy Sparkes
Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Red Fox
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Can our young hero take on a Monster Zoo full of naughty creatures - and survive to tell the tale?
Dogs Don't Do Ballet
Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children's Books
Interest age: 5+
Reading age: 8+
Everyone knows that dogs don’t do ballet, except for one little girl in Miss Polly’s ballet class.
Izzy Gizmo
Author: Pip Jones Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 5-7
Reading age: 5-7
Izzy Gizmo is a girl that loves inventing things: the Swirly Spagsonic, the Tea-Mendous and the Beardtastic, for instance. But unfortunately, something always goes wrong...
Meet the Parents
Author: Peter Bently
Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Children might think that parents are just there to nag and boss them about, but in fact mums and dads have all kinds of other uses.
Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes
Author: Anna Kemp
Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Books
Interest age: 4-6
A lovely take on the importance of listening to your children from the prize-winning creators of Dogs Don't Do Ballet
Sir Lilypad
Author: Anna Kemp
Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5
It's brilliant to see Princess Sue again and Sir Lilypad is adorable. Faultless family fun.
Superhero Street
Author: Phil Earle Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Orion Children’s Books
Interest age: 7-12
Reading age: 7+
Superhero Street is a heartwarming and laugh-out-loud read that celebrates mums as the everyday superheroes they are. Sara Ogilvie's illustrations add an even more warm, hilarious background to Earle's realistic family.
The Detective Dog
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Detective Dog Nell is famed for her sleuthing skills in this witty detail-packed book, full of exuberant rhyming couplets - perfect for sharing and reading aloud.
The Worst Princess
Author: Anna Kemp
Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 4+
Reading age: 6+
With a rhyming text by Anna Kemp and delightfully humorous illustrations by Sara Ogilvie, this entertaining picture book offers a refreshingly tongue-in-cheek spin on the conventional fairy tale princess.