Toppsta - Childrens Books – Reviews

Rex Stone is the pseudonym used by Working Partners, the creators of Beast Quest and Rainbow Magic and many other successful series. Illustrator Mike Spoor grew up in Northumberland and it was during holidays to the Lake District with his grandparents that he first found a love for drawing. After attending art college and working as a landscape architect Mike trained as a teacher. He moved to Australia and spent his time flying all over the country to run ceramics workshops. Now, after swapping ceramics for illustration, Mike is back in England and has illustrated hundreds of books.