Meet the author

Jamie Smart.

Writer · United Kingdom

Jamie Smart: British cartoonist behind Bunny vs Monkey, Looshkin and Max and Chaffy — chaotic, manic, gleefully silly comics that are a reliable gateway into reading for funny-bone 6–10s.

Jamie Smart is a British cartoonist whose comic series have become a defining presence in UK children's comics over the last fifteen years. He is best known as the creator of Bunny vs Monkey (originally serialised in The Phoenix Comic from 2013, then collected by David Fickling Books), Looshkin: The Adventures of the Maddest Cat in the World, Max and Chaffy, and the Find Chaffy puzzle books. Smart's style is loose, manic and densely jokey, with a chaotic-energy comedy register comparable to Aaron Blabey or early Pilkey but with a distinctly British, slightly weirder edge. His work is a reliable gateway into reading for funny-bone children aged 6–10, especially those drawn to comic-strip pacing over prose.