Tom Percival
Tom Percival studied Graphic Design in South Wales. His illustration career has seen him design Halloween merchandise for a major supermarket, create the character 'Hector' for an Aardman-animated road safety campaign and produce cover art for a number of successful children's fiction series, including Skulduggery Pleasant. He lives in Bristol with his girlfriend, their baby son and next door's cat.
Books
By the Light of the Moon
Author: Tom Percival
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
A reassuringly simple yet enchanting story, brought to life with appealing illustrations, to allay children's worries about moving house and creating a home.
Finn’s Little Fibs
Author: Tom Percival
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 4-5
When Finn tells a fib about breaking Grandma’s clock, it leads to more and more fibs. How can he tell the truth? Reassuring, kind and sensitive, this is a lovely book, beautifully illustrated.
Perfectly Norman
Author: Tom Percival
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 4-6
Reading age: 5+
Norman has always been normal, perfectly normal… So he is very surprised to have wings suddenly one day! This is a sweet and truly uplifting story that celebrates diversity in a subtle but unique way.
Quiet
Author: Tom Percival Illustrator: Richard Jones
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 4-5
This heartfelt, profound book by award-winning picture book makers Tom Percival and Richard Jones is a subtle and beautiful reminder to all of us that using our voices to stand up for what we believe in is important, both for the collective, but for the individual too.
Ravi’s Roar
Author: Tom Percival
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
When being the youngest and smallest gets too annoying, Ravi roars and turns into a tiger! But who wants to play with a tiger? An entertaining book about losing your temper and recovering from it.
Ruby's Worry
Author: Tom Percival
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry – and it won't stop growing. How can Ruby get rid of it and feel like herself again? A very beautiful, sensitive look at anxiety and how a problem shared is a problem halved.
Silas and the Marvellous Misfits
Author: Tom Percival
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books
Interest age: 6-8
Reading age: 7+
This is the third book in the Dream Defenders series and would benefit from being read in sequence. The imaginative Dreamscape setting, short chapters and lively black-and-white illustrations make it an engaging tale which celebrates individualism and promotes emotional wellbeing.
The Wrong Shoes
Author: Tom Percival
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
Will and his dad don’t have much, and when there’s the chance to make easy money, Will must make a difficult decision. Moving and gritty, this is a fantastic read.