Rowan Sommerset

Before picking up the pencils Rowan worked as a freelance graphic designer and ran her own design business. She arranged to meet Mark after reading a draft of one of is stories at a friend's house. What started out as a meeting ended up a date and they have been together ever since.

When drawing her pictures Rowan likes to use as few lines as necessary, contributing to a unique style that is loved by young and old for its quirky simplicity as much as its humour. Rowan's titles include the laugh-out-loud funny Baa Baa Smart Sheep (Children's Choice award - New Zealand Post Book Awards), I Love Lemonade, and Two Little Bugs (Book of the Year ' New Zealand Book Design Awards / 'White Raven' award - International Youth Library, Germany.) Read More Read Less