Indie in Disguise: Stylist-ing and Other Jobs

Name: Indie in Disguise: Stylist-ing and Other Jobs
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

by Katie Clapham, illustrated by Emma Farrarons

Interest age: 5 to 8
Reading age: 6+

Published by Walker Books, 2026

Chapter books
Funny

About this book

Indie is a little girl with a big imagination. She makes things happen. One day she's a fashion stylist, advising Mum and Dad what to wear; the next day she's a dentist helping her friend's brother with a wobbly tooth. Every day is a new adventure for Indie!

Packed with charm and gentle humour, these four stories are short, amusing and relatable. Indie is creative and helpful, even if things don't always go to plan. The depiction of everyday home life, whether it's her own or her grandparents' or even her friend's house, will be familiar to many young readers. Every page has colour illustrations that are full of energy and charm. Plus, each story is told in a large, sans-serif font, in only a few pages, with space around the text, making this incredibly visually appealing. Great fun in a slim volume.

About the illustrator

Born in Cebu, Philippines, and raised in Paris, Emma Farrarons grew up immersed in books and drawing. She studied illustration at l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and at the Edinburgh College of Art. After studying in Scotland, she moved back to Paris to start life as an illustrator. Unsure about what she wanted to do, one day she took the Eurostar to London, loved it and stayed. After an internship in a publishing house, she worked as a picture book designer and freelance illustrator. She became an international bestseller with her Mindfulness Colouring series. Filled with templates of exquisite scenes and intricate, sophisticated patterns, the books have helped a million people worldwide to feel calmer and more at peace. In 2025, the first in her illustrated chapter book series, Wands Away; Learning to Fly was published by Simon and Schuster.