2024 | Longlist + Shortlist | Children's Publishing
  • Why did you create this work?
    This book is a chapter book and I was asked to illustrate this text. I can relate to the feeling that Lila has, as much as I love traveling and exploring, I've always wished to belong somewhere. This is the brief I was given: Lila Sacher was orphaned and lives with her uncle Argus, a brilliant and extravagant inventor that travels the world. Lila's deepest wish is to have a place to call home.
  • How were your illustrations used?
    In a chapter book, for children around twelve years old.
  • What materials and techniques did you use?
    I've used crayons, pencils, printmaking, stencils, ink, pens.
  • Was this project commissioned?
    Commissioned
  • Commissioner Name
    Lara Peces
  • Commissioner Company
    SM EDICIONES, Spain
  • College / University
    Cambridge School of Art
  • Course and graduation date
    MA graduated in 2016
  • Instagram
    @anuskaallepuz
  • Biography
    I grew up in Spain but now I live in Cambridge. I graduated from the MA in children's book in 2016 and since then Ive been working on my own books as well as an illustrator for Walker Books, Nosy Crow, Two Hoots, Usborne, Scholastic, Egmont and other publishers in Spain like SM, Anaya, Edelvives, Santillana, ...
  • Where are you currently based?
    United Kingdom (UK)

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