David Tazzyman
5 stars across 55 books
David Tazzyman BiographyDavid Tazzyman is an illustrator of many children's books including the popular
Mr Gum series and
Agatha Parrot series. His first picture book
Eleanor's Eyebrows was published in June 2013. David has won many awards for his work including the Red House Children's Book Award, Blue Peter Book Award and Roald Dahl Funny Prize Award.
David grew up in Leicester before studying illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. He then travelled around Asia for three years before moving to London. He quickly found work as a commercial illustrator working for numerous big brands, magazines and newspapers. His first foray into children's illustration was in 2006 with the
Mr Gum series.
Our favourite David Tazzyman Book CharactersAgatha Parrot - from the
Agatha Parrot series
Mr Gum - from the
Mr Gum series
Stinkbomb and Ketchup Face - from the
Stinkbomb and Ketchup Face series