Meet the author

Tom McLaughlin.

Writer & illustrator · United Kingdom

Tom McLaughlin: British picture-book and chapter-book maker behind Alan, King of the Universe, Bubble Trouble and The Accidental Prime Minister — bright, joke-paced for ages 3–10.

Tom McLaughlin is a British author-illustrator best known for picture books with bright, joke-paced setups, Alan, King of the Universe, Bubble Trouble, The Story Machine, There's a Bear on My Chair (illustrator). McLaughlin's style is bold, character-driven and warmly cartoony, well-suited to read-aloud silly picture-book pacing. He also writes middle-grade fiction (The Accidental Prime Minister and sequels). A reliable contemporary UK picture-book and chapter-book maker for ages 3–10.