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Kate Chappell Illustrator & Author

Lezlie Evans is the award-winning author of numerous picture books including Daddies Do (Sterling 2018), Finding Christmas (Albert Whitman 2017), The Bunnies’ Picnic (Disney-Hyperion 2007), and Can You Count 10 Toes; Counting to 10 in 10 Different Languages (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005). She is a member of The Washington D.C. Children's Book Guild, mother of six, and grandmother of eight. Kate Chappell is a freelance illustrator living and working from her home in Lincolnshire. She graduated from Falmouth University with a BA (Hons) Illustration in 2013. A lover of all animals (especially dogs!) and often inspired by people she knows, Kate uses gouache, pencil crayon and Photoshop to create fun, dynamic characters and illustrations. She likes to include an element of humour in her work whenever possible.