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Nicola Slater.

Illustrator · United Kingdom

Nicola Slater: British illustrator behind Alice Hemming's Squirrel Thief picture-book series — bright, gently retro nature-themed picture-book illustration for ages 2–6.

Nicola Slater is a British illustrator best known as the visual partner of Alice Hemming on the Squirrel Thief picture-book series (The Leaf Thief, The Sun Thief, The Snow Thief, The Flower Thief). Slater's style is bright, character-driven and gently retro, with strong feel for animal characters and natural-world settings, a good match for Hemming's nature-and-seasons concept books. She also illustrates extensively for other authors across UK picture-book and board-book publishing. A reliable picture-book illustrator for ages 2–6 with strong nature-themed appeal.