Leigh Hodgkinson
| Titles: | Colin and the Snoozebox, Colin and the Wrong Shadow, Don't Dip Your Chips in Your Drink, Kate!, Don't Put Your Pants On Your Head, Fred!, Goldilocks And Just The One Bear, Limelight Larry, Scrummy!, Smile |
| Category: | Children's, Illustrators |
| Agent: | Caroline Walsh |
| Georgina Ruffhead | |
| www.wonkybutton.com/ |
Leigh graduated from the University of Hull in 1998 with a first in graphic design. She went on to study Animation Direction at the National Film and Television School where she made two short animated films, Excess Baggage and Novelty. Novelty toured the world at festivals bringing home numerous awards including the 2002 British Animation Award for Best Creative Use of New Media.
Leigh has since made four animated films.The third, Moon(n), was selected for The Sundance Film Festival 2004 and the most recent, Stalk, was screened at the 2005 London Film Festival and at the Winterthur Short Film Festival 2005 where it picked up the award for outstanding directorial achievement.
Leigh worked at Tiger Aspect as art director for the 26 episode animated series called Charlie and Lola, based on the books by Lauren Child.
She is passionate about writing, making things and daydreaming. Her debut picture books, Colin And The Snoozebox and Colin And The Wrong Shadow are published by Orchard Books and Smile! and Sunny!, featuring a new character, Sunny McCloud followed. The ravishing Limelight Larry was published in 2010.
Goldilocks and Just the One Bear is published by Nosy Crow (March 2012).
Leigh lives and works in London and is married with a baby daughter.
