Nick Sharratt
Nick Sharratt has created illustrations for over two hundred and fifty books during his illustrious career. He has produced over sixty of his own titles, including much-loved favourites Ketchup on Your Cornflakes and Shark in the Park. He has worked with celebrated writers including Julia Donaldson, Kes Gray and Michael Rosen and is well known for his collaboration with Jacqueline Wilson, for whom he’s illustrated more than fifty novels.
He has been the official illustrator for World Book Day and together with Katrina Charman, was awarded the 2021 BookTrust Storytime Prize, he was also the BookTrust Writer-Illustrator in Residence for 2022-23.
Books
Carnival of the Clocks
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 6-8
Reading age: 6+
Class One have all made paper lanterns shaped like clocks to celebrate the shortest day of the year, and the days becoming longer. A dyslexia-friendly, accessible book with striking illustrations.
Mae gan bawb yn Nosbarth Un gloc llusern. Mae rhai yn grwn, rhai yn sgwâr. Mae rhai yn ffansi, rhai yn syml. Mae Dosbarth Un wedi'u gwneud nhw o bapur tusw a phri…
Fancy Dress Christmas
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Alison Green Books
Interest age: 1+
Reading age: 5+
Today is the Christmas Party, and all the animals have come in fancy dress!
Girls Under Pressure
Author: Jacqueline Wilson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 9+
Ellie feels like the ugly duckling beside her slim, gorgeous friends Magda and Nadine. She decides to go on a diet, but she soon gets carried away with her plan to lose weight.
Lily Alone
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 10+
Lily's self-centred young mother jets off to a holiday in Spain with her new boyfriend. Lily and her three younger siblings are carelessly left behind.
Little Darlings
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Yearling
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 11+
An immensely readable novel which handles serious issues – fractured families, the nature of celebrity – with the lightest of touches.
Lola Rose
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 10+
Reading age: 9+
Jacqueline Wilson demonstrates her skill by capturing the experiences of a young carer, fearful about what the cancer will do to her mother.
Octopus Socktopus
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Alison Green books
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 5+
Brightly coloured octopuses appear throughout the pages of this fun pop-up book from Nick Sharratt.
Pirate Pete: A Change-the-Story Book
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 3-7
Reading age: 6+
As Pirate Pete sails the sea in his pirate ship, he meets One-eyed Wanda and Captain Stubble, who guide him to a treasure chest containing... whatever the reader wants!
Shark in the Dark!
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: David Fickling Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 4+
Follow Timothy Pope, a young boy determined to see a Shark in the Dark before bed time.
Shark in the Park on a Windy Day!
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Picture Corgi
Interest age: 3-7
Reading age: 6+
Timothy Pope spots all sorts of things through his telescope, but are they really sharks? A delightful Sharratt peep-hole picturebook for toddlers and pre-schoolers to explore the action and join in.
Starring Tracy Beaker
Author: Jacqueline Wilson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 8+
Tracy Beaker is back and this time she's been cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in her school play.
Stomp, Chomp, Big Roars! Here Come the Dinosaurs!
Author: Kaye Umansky Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Penguin
Another brilliant rhyme book from Kaye Umansky and Nick Sharratt. This book focuses on dinosaurs, and all the stomps and chomps that come along with them! Full of fun, vibrant and bold illustrations
The Cat and the King
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Scholastic
Interest age: 6-7
Reading age: 8-9
When the royal castle is destroyed in an Unfortunate Incident involving a fire-breathing dragon, the King and his best friend, the cat, are forced to find an alternative home.
The Foggy Foggy Forest
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Walker
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5+
Who's lurking in the foggy forest? Look through the trees and guess the shapes to find out.
The Worry Website
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 7+
A Jacqueline Wilson title popular with boys and girls alike that deals with the issues children can have. Good for children to read by themselves but also a good chapter-a-night or read-aloud book.
The Worst Thing About My Sister
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 8+
Sisters Marty and Melissa just about manage to get along until they are forced to share a bedroom. Soon they are fighting every day, and to make things worse, Marty finds herself in trouble at school too.
Unicorn Moonicorn
Author: Nick Sharratt and Phoebe Tinkler Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Alison Green Books
Interest age: 4-5
With flaps to lift and a rhythmic text that’s really fun to read aloud, this glorious, colourful book will delight young children. It’s perfect for sharing – and for laughing along with.
Vikings in the Supermarket
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: David Fickling Books
Interest age: 5-6
Reading age: 5+
Six Vikings on a shopping trip, one tartan-patterned cat, a clever little mermaid, a naughty vampire bat, the queen who's really fond of green, the pirate Tidy Clyde, open up this jolly book and meet them all inside!
We Are the Beaker Girls
Author: Jacqueline Wilson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Puffin
Interest age: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
The sequel to My Mum Tracy Beaker is another Jacqueline Wilson classic, handling serious issues in a humorous, accessible and thoughtful way. Even many years after Jacqueline Wilson started writing like this, somehow it still feels trailblazing.
Yo Ho Ho! A-Pirating We'll Go
Author: Kaye Umansky Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Puffin
Reading age: 7+
Nick Sharratt's bold, colourful, funny illustrations filled with detail and movement bring added life to this collection of pirate-related short poems.