Mark graduated from Kingston in 1988 and has worked as a children’s book illustrator ever since.

His well-known picture book The Egg, which he wrote and illustrated, is the story of George, a young boy who raised his very own dragon. As a result of its popularity it was followed by, The Great Dragon Rescue and The Dragon Snatcher. His book The Sandcastle was short listed for the Children’s Book Award and Long Listed for The Kate Greenaway award in 2002.

Other titles include Hieronymus Betts and his Unusual Pets published in 2005 and George and the Ice Wizard in September 2006. His most recent publication, Cleopatra, written by Adele Geras, charmingly tells the tale of Cleopatra through the eyes of her young handmaiden.

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