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Holly Sterling

Holly is a children’s author and illustrator. She loves to work by hand using a variety of different media including watercolour, pencil and different printing processes. She graduated from the University of Sunderland with a degree in illustration and design, before going on to do a Masters at Edinburgh College of Art. In 2013, she was highly commended for the Macmillan Illustration Prize and was the winner of the Seven Stories/Frances Lincoln Illustration Competition.

Her first illustrated picture book, 15 Things NOT to do with a baby, was published in 2016, and her first author illustrated title, Hiccups, came out in 2017.

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  • 15 Things Not to Do With a Baby

    15 Things Not to Do With a Baby

    Author: Margaret McAllister Illustrator: Holly Sterling
    Publisher: Frances LIncoln
    Interest age: 2-5

    A simple and sweet little idea that will make tots who have new baby siblings really giggle.

  • 15 Things NOT to Do With A Granny

    15 Things NOT to Do With A Granny

    Author: Margaret McAllister Illustrator: Holly Sterling
    Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
    Interest age: 2-5

    Your granny loves you very much, so how can you make her happy? Are there any easy rules to follow? An endearing exploration of a very special relationship, with warm, colourful illustrations.

  • Hiccups

    Hiccups

    Author: Holly Sterling
    Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
    Interest age: 4-7
    Reading age: 5+

    While adults may be used to getting the hiccups, it can be a disturbing predicament for children. Author and illustrator Holly Sterling relays the frustration of Ruby, a young girl trying to cure her adorable doggie, Oscar, of the hiccups through any means possible.

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