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Jarvis.

Writer & illustrator · United Kingdom

Jarvis (Peter Jarvis): British picture-book author-illustrator behind Alan's Big Scary Teeth, Mrs Mole I'm Home and Bear and Bird — bold, painterly, slightly retro picture books for ages 3–7.

Jarvis is the pen name of British illustrator-author Peter Jarvis, who has become one of the most recognisable contemporary UK picture-book voices since his debut Alan's Big Scary Teeth (2016). He writes and illustrates his own books (Mrs Mole, I'm Home!, Tropical Terry, Pick a Pine Tree, Bear and Bird) and illustrates for other authors. Jarvis's style is bold, painterly, character-driven and slightly retro, closer to mid-century American picture-book illustration than to most current British work, with a strong sense of comedic timing and read-aloud bounce. Multiple Waterstones Children's Book Prize honours. A reliable picture-book voice for ages 3–7, with strong giftability and bedtime suitability.