Jago (illustrator)
| Jago | |
|---|---|
 Jago at The Cruel & Curious Sea exhibition 2014 | |
| Born |
12 November 1979 Exeter |
| Occupation | Children's book illustrator |
| Known for | illustrating Jesus Story Book Bible |
Jago (born 12 November 1979) is a children's book illustrator based in Wadebridge, Cornwall, UK. He attended Falmouth College of Art from 2000 - 2003. He has produced digital illustrations for a variety of publishers: Barefoot Books, Oxford University Press, Mantra Lingua and Zondervan.
The Jesus Storybook Bible, written by Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Jago has sold two million copies[1] in 19 languages.[2] In 2015 it was included in the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Top 100 Best-sellers list.[1]
In September 2014 Jago exhibited commissioned work at The Cruel & Curious Sea exhibition in the National Trust maintained barns of Stowe Barton in North Cornwall.[3]
Awards
- The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2010 ALA Notable Award[4]
- The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2009 NAPPA Award Winner[5]
- The Jesus Storybook Bible - Gold Moonbeam Children’s Book Award from Independent Publisher (2007)[6]
- "Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim" - Sydney Taylor Honour Award for Young Readers[7]
- "Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim" - National Jewish Book Award for Young Readers[8]
- Myron's Magic Cow- selected for 2006 White Ravens [9]
- NLA Wow! Award - 2006 [10]
- AOI Silver Award - Student Section, AOI Images 28 Annual 2004 [11]
Published work
- Always Remember with Cece Meng Philomel Books 2016 ISBN 978-0399168093
- An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns with Betsy R. Rosenthal Millbrook Picture Books 2015 ISBN 978-1467714648
- Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing with Sally Lloyd-Jones Zondervan 2012 ISBN 978-0310729938
- Mowen & The Runaway Moon (A Productions for BBC/CBeebies) 2012 [12]
- Oh No, Jonah! by Tilda Balsley Kar-Ben Publishing, 2012 ISBN 978-0761351405
- Mr Aesop's Story Shop by Bob Hartman Lion UK, 2011 ISBN 978-0745969152
- Children of God Storybook Bible Desmond Tutu (illustrated 3 stories) Zondervan ISBN 9780310719120 [13]
- The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg by Shaun Chatto Mantra Lingua 2007 ISBN 978-1846110733
- The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones - Zondervan, 2007 ISBN 0-310-70825-7
- The Longest Story In The World by Geraldine McCaughrean - Oxford University Press, 2007 ISBN 0-19-271962-9
- Fox Fables - Mantra Lingua, April 2006 ISBN 1-84611-019-X
- Fig’s Giant by Geraldine McCaughrean - Oxford University Press, Oct. 2005 ISBN 0-19-279130-3
- Myron’s Magic Cow by Marlene Newman - Barefoot Books, Sept. 2005 ISBN 1-84148-495-4
- Hansel and Gretal by Manju Gregory - Mantra Lingua, June 2005 ISBN 1-84444-766-9
- The Little Red Hen by LR Hen - Mantra Lingua, May 2005 ISBN 1-84444-397-3
- Tom and the Giant by Will Coleman - Brave Tales Books, May 2005
- Lutey and the Mermaid by Will Coleman - Brave Tales Books, May 2005
- Madgy Figgy’s Pig by Will Coleman -Brave Tales Books, May 2005
References
- 1 2 Berglund, Taylor (2016). "'Jesus Storybook Bible' reaches sales milestone". christianretailing.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ Burns, Jeremy (2013). "'The Jesus Storybook Bible' Tops 1 Million Units Sold - BCNN1". blackchristiannews.com. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ Butler, Jackie (2014). "The Cruel & Curious Sea II weekend art exhibition comes to National Trust cliifftop barns at Stowe Barton near Bude | Western Morning News". westernmorningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "The Jesus Storybook Bible". The Jesus Storybook Bible. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ↑ "NAPPA WINNERS 2009: Storytelling & Audio Books - Parenthood.com". parenthood.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "Independent Publisher: THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". independentpublisher.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/awards/stba/st_books_all_award_winners.pdf
- ↑ http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/external_links/2009_National_Jewish_Book_Awards_PR.pdf
- ↑ "White Ravens". childrenslibrary.org. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "UK National Literacy Association WoW! Award Winners". goodreads.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ AOI Images 28 Award Winners
- ↑ "Mowan and the Moon - Cbeebies on Behance". behance.net. 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Jago « Children of God". childrenofgodbible.com. 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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