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Holly Swain.

Writer & illustrator · United Kingdom

Holly Swain: British picture-book maker behind the Colin series (Colin's Castle, Colin's Monster, Colin's Grandma) — gentle, character-driven everyday-emotional picture books for ages 2–6.

Holly Swain is a British author-illustrator best known for the Colin picture-book series (Colin's Castle, Colin's Monster, Colin's Grandma, Colin's Christmas), gentle, character-driven picture books following a small boy named Colin through small but emotionally rich situations. Swain's style is bright, warmly cartoony and character-led, with strong read-aloud rhythm. She also illustrates extensively for other UK picture-book and educational publishers. A reliable contemporary UK picture-book maker for ages 2–6 in the gentle-everyday-emotional register.