Sharon King-Chai

Sharon King-Chai

  • 5 stars across 7 books
Sharon King-Chai grew up on the sunny shores of Sydney and spent happy years doodling and covering the carpets in ink. She studied Visual Communication (Hons) at University of Technology, Sydney, majoring in illustration. In 2003, armed with paintbrushes and a jar of vegemite she travelled across the world to a fresh new canvas, and has been based in North London ever since. Sharon has worked for design studios and publishing houses on album artwork, websites, ad campaigns, product packaging, logos, book covers and event identities. The app of her first picture book, Lucy Ladybird (lucyladybird.com), won the 2013 Family Choice Award and was highly commended for the Futurebook Innovation Award.
5th January 2023

The Night Animals

Uncover the ghost animals within in this moving and uplifting story about finding help where you need it, from the highl... MoreThe Night Animals

(17 reviews) Review
20th January 2022

The Hunt for the Nightingale

Discover the healing power of nature in one boy's heartbreaking and hopeful journey back from the wilderness.Bird fact n... MoreThe Hunt for the Nightingale

(5 reviews) Review
5th November 2020

Counting Creatures

A stunning counting book full of gorgeous baby animals, with amazing flaps to lift and holes to peep through. From J... MoreCounting Creatures

(4 reviews) Review
19th March 2020

Animalphabet: A lift-the-flap ABC book from the author of The Gruffalo

An hugely-interactive animal ABC guessing game with peep-through pages and amazing fold-out flaps, by the bestselling Ju... MoreAnimalphabet: A lift-the-flap ABC book from the author of The Gruffalo

(3 reviews) Review
12th January 2017

Lucy Ladybird

Follow her as she goes on a journey through the seasons, being given different coloured spots by her beautiful friends. ... MoreLucy Ladybird

(2 reviews) Review
15th October 2026

A Noisy Year

A stunning journey through the seasons, with a rhyming story, amazing shaped flaps to lift and favourite animal noises t... MoreA Noisy Year

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