Student work

MA Children's Book Illustration work

On our MA Children’s Book Illustration course you will undertake your own book illustration projects, developing your visual vocabulary with support from our team of internationally-recognised illustrators, writers and publishers.

The first course of its kind in the UK, our graduates consistently achieve success as published illustrators and award winners.

You can also see work by recent graduates on our MA Show website and Creative Showcase.

  • MA Children's Book Illustration work
  • Illustration of girl with wings in forest
  • Illustration of girl and crocodile on ice rink
  • Illustration of person with campfire in huge pipe
  • Illustration of woman with wand and mouse wearing party hat in colourful garden
  • Cut-out illustrations of bird on branch, woman in heart and cat and bird sitting together

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Colourful Illustration of cockerel with "Cockadoodledooooooo" above it

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of bear swinging a guitar and bears driving in an open-top car

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • illustration of woodland animals playing instruments and dancing

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of girl in witch costume standing on chair

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Cut-out illustration of mouse in shorts and sungless pulling wheelie-suitcase under illustration of mice relaxing on beach

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of cat sheltering from rain under leaf above illustration of dog and cat doing the same

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of different animals in forest with legend "Alba's Walk"

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Cut-out illustration of fox wearing ruff standing on back paws beneath illustration of cakes

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of horses in snowy landscape above illustration of cowboy on horse with cattle

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of many different people and animals engaged in different activities

    Photo taken at the Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • A sketchpad containing water colour images of a crew rowing on a river in front of boatsheds

    Winner of the Searle Award for Creativity 2019
  • A sketchpad containing illustrations of rural locations and animals

    Runner-up, Searle Award for Creativity 2019
  • An accordian-style illustrated picture book of 'The Odyssey', pulled out to full length.

    The Odyssey, winner of the V&A Student Illustrator of the Year Award 2017
  • Illustration from the picturebook The Odyssey, showing soldiers battling among smoke and ships at sea in a storm

    Panels 1 and 2 from The Odyssey
  • Illustration from the picturebook The Odyssey, showing a man and woman sitting on rocks next to the sea

    Panels 9 and 10 from The Odyssey
  • Illustration of a river running through a townscape

    Illustration from the Spanish edition of The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde. (Reproduced by permission of publisher, Ediciones SM, Madrid)
  • Work by Maisie Shearring, MA Children's Book Illustration
  • Illustration of girl with wings in forest
  • Illustration of girl and crocodile on ice rink
  • Illustration of person with campfire in huge pipe
  • Illustration of woman with wand and mouse wearing party hat in colourful garden
  • Cut-out illustrations of bird on branch, woman in heart and cat and bird sitting together
  • Colourful Illustration of cockerel with "Cockadoodledooooooo" above it
  • Illustration of bear swinging a guitar and bears driving in an open-top car
  • illustration of woodland animals playing instruments and dancing
  • Illustration of girl in witch costume standing on chair
  • Cut-out illustration of mouse in shorts and sungless pulling wheelie-suitcase under illustration of mice relaxing on beach
  • Illustration of cat sheltering from rain under leaf above illustration of dog and cat doing the same
  • Illustration of different animals in forest with legend "Alba's Walk"
  • Cut-out illustration of fox wearing ruff standing on back paws beneath illustration of cakes
  • Illustration of horses in snowy landscape above illustration of cowboy on horse with cattle
  • Illustration of many different people and animals engaged in different activities
  • A sketchpad containing water colour images of a crew rowing on a river in front of boatsheds
  • A sketchpad containing illustrations of rural locations and animals
  • An accordian-style illustrated picture book of 'The Odyssey', pulled out to full length.
  • Illustration from the picturebook The Odyssey, showing soldiers battling among smoke and ships at sea in a storm
  • Illustration from the picturebook The Odyssey, showing a man and woman sitting on rocks next to the sea
  • Illustration of a river running through a townscape
  • Work by Maisie Shearring, MA Children's Book Illustration
  • Illustration of girl with wings in forest
  • Illustration of girl and crocodile on ice rink
  • Illustration of person with campfire in huge pipe
  • Illustration of woman with wand and mouse wearing party hat in colourful garden
  • Cut-out illustrations of bird on branch, woman in heart and cat and bird sitting together

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Colourful Illustration of cockerel with "Cockadoodledooooooo" above it

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of bear swinging a guitar and bears driving in an open-top car

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • illustration of woodland animals playing instruments and dancing

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of girl in witch costume standing on chair

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Cut-out illustration of mouse in shorts and sungless pulling wheelie-suitcase under illustration of mice relaxing on beach

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of cat sheltering from rain under leaf above illustration of dog and cat doing the same

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of different animals in forest with legend "Alba's Walk"

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Cut-out illustration of fox wearing ruff standing on back paws beneath illustration of cakes

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of horses in snowy landscape above illustration of cowboy on horse with cattle

    Photo taken at Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • Illustration of many different people and animals engaged in different activities

    Photo taken at the Ruskin Gallery MA CBI grad show 2025 by Maggie Coelho
  • A sketchpad containing water colour images of a crew rowing on a river in front of boatsheds

    Winner of the Searle Award for Creativity 2019
  • A sketchpad containing illustrations of rural locations and animals

    Runner-up, Searle Award for Creativity 2019
  • An accordian-style illustrated picture book of 'The Odyssey', pulled out to full length.

    The Odyssey, winner of the V&A Student Illustrator of the Year Award 2017
  • Illustration from the picturebook The Odyssey, showing soldiers battling among smoke and ships at sea in a storm

    Panels 1 and 2 from The Odyssey
  • Illustration from the picturebook The Odyssey, showing a man and woman sitting on rocks next to the sea

    Panels 9 and 10 from The Odyssey
  • Illustration of a river running through a townscape

    Illustration from the Spanish edition of The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde. (Reproduced by permission of publisher, Ediciones SM, Madrid)
  • Work by Maisie Shearring, MA Children's Book Illustration