Meet the author

Joe Todd-Stanton.

Writer & illustrator · United Kingdom · b. 1988

Joe Todd-Stanton: British illustrator behind Brownstone's Mythical Collection — beautifully painted, giftable retellings of myths and legends for ages 6–10, with a near-classic feel.

Joe Todd-Stanton is a British illustrator and graphic novelist born in 1988, best known for Brownstone's Mythical Collection, a series of standalone illustrated chapter-books retelling myths and legends from across cultures through the lens of a fictional family of magical-collector ancestors. Titles include Arthur and the Golden Rope (Norse), Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx (Egyptian), Kai and the Monkey King (Chinese), and Leo and the Gorgon's Curse (Greek). Todd-Stanton's style is detailed, painterly and richly atmospheric, closer to classic illustrated children's fiction than contemporary cartoon picture books, which gives the series a giftable, near-classic feel. Strong read-aloud quality for ages 6–10 and an excellent route into mythology.