Robin Robin

About Daniel OjariMikey Please

Briony May Smith grew up in Sandhurst in Berkshire playing in the garden with her younger brother and sister. She studied Illustration at Falmouth University and was Highly Commended for the Macmillan Childrens book prize in 2013 and 2014. She now lives in Devon where her work day mainly consists of drawing interrupted only when her dog Finbar demands his walk. Brionys work is inspired by fairy tales and folklore and life in the countryside as demonstrated so beautifully in Robin Robin.Dan Ojari and Mikey Please are award-winning animators and alumni of the Royal College of Art. Together theyco-founded Parabella Studios where they produce short films and music videos; their relaunch trailer for The Great British Bake Off earned the pair a Cannes Silver Lion award from Film Craft in Animation. More recently Dan and Mikey joined Aardman to co-write and direct the animated musical special Robin Robin the story of which is told in this their first picture book.