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Lizzy Stewart is an illustrator and author from Plymouth who lives and works in London. She has written and illustrated three picture books for children alongside 'Walking Distance', an illustrated essay, and 'It's not what you thought it would be' a graphic short-story collection. Her debut picture-book 'There's a tiger in the garden' won the Waterstones Children's book prize for picture books in 2017 as well as a World Illustration Award. She teaches illustration at Goldsmith's college.
Praise for It's Not What You Thought It Would Be: This brilliant debut collection explores the intensity of teenage ennui and female friendship, with a deft feel for its slights and tensions -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian * Subtle and deliciously complicated -- Tessa Hadley A quietly powerful book, and Stewart's well chosen and often witty dialogue goes straight to the heart. Her artwork is filmic and beautiful -- Isabel Greenberg, author of Glass Town Her compassionate depictions of women alone, women together, will undoubtedly find welcoming audiences. * Shelf Awareness * Mournful, lovely ... Stewart's dynamic, warm, flowing art invites the reader in. * The New York Times * Lizzy's work is beautifully executed with an eye for composition, colour and fine detail. * It's Nice That *
