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Ed Vere.

Writer & illustrator · United Kingdom

Ed Vere: British picture-book maker behind Max the Brave, Grumpy Frog and How to Be a Lion — bright, bold, character-driven picture books for ages 3–6.

Ed Vere is a British author-illustrator best known for the Max the Brave picture-book series, Grumpy Frog, Bear and Hare, How to Be a Lion and a range of other character-driven picture books. Vere's style is bright, bold, character-driven and warmly cartoony, with strong read-aloud bounce and an unmistakable visual signature (saturated colours, clean shapes, simple but expressive faces). He has also written and illustrated non-fiction picture books and works in editorial illustration. A reliable contemporary UK picture-book maker for ages 3–6, with strong giftability.