JAGO
Just over a quarter of a century ago, a boy called Jago arrived here on Earth with a burning ambition to be… Superman, Indiana Jones, or quite possibly King Arthur. After much hard work and an awful lot of drawing, he settled on his fourth career choice, illustrating children's books, something he reckoned he'd be quite good at one day. When he's not feverishly constructing illustrations on his clockwork computer, Jago can be found merman-like in the sea at Polzeath where he terrifies tourists with his lack of surfboard control. He lives in a slightly damp wetsuit in Cornwall, England with his fantastically lovely wife Alex and his two fantastic children, Lily Peach and Rudy.
SELECT AWARDS🏅
- 6 million copies sold of THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE as of Jan. 2024
- 2023 Illumination Books Award
- 2018 Logos Author of the Year Award
- 2014 Rodda Award
- 2014 Best in Children’s Media Award from the Association of Christian Booksellers Group- UK
- Logos Book Award - Best Book, Youth - The Story of God's Love For You - 2016
- Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction Read Aloud Book Award - An Ambush Of Tigers - 2016
- Notable Children's Books - Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) - An Ambush of Tigers - 2016
- Evangelical Christian Publishers Association - Platinum Book Award (in recognition of 1,000,000 copies sold of The Jesus Storybook Bible) - 2016
- Moonbeam Children's Book Awards - Bronze Medal - An Ambush of Tigers - 2015
- Logos Book Award Best - Children's Picture Book- Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing - 2013
- Evangelical Christian Publishers Association - Christian Book Awards - Inspiration category - Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing - 2013
- Evangelical Christian Publishers Association - Gold Book Award (in recognition of 500,000 copies sold of The Jesus Storybook Bible) - 2011
- ALA Notable Award - The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2010
- Sydney Taylor Honour Award for Young Readers - Nachshon Who Was Afraid To Swim - 2009
- National Jewish Book Award for Young Readers - Nachshon Who Was Afraid To Swim - 2009
- Honors Award Winner - NAPPA Children’s Products Storytelling & Audio Books - The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2009
- Amazon.com Best Children's Picture Book - The Jesus Storybook Bible - 2008
- Moonbeam Children's Book Awards - Gold Medal - The Jesus Storybook Bibleu> - 2007
- National Literacy Association Wow! Award - The Little Red Hen and the Grains of Wheat - 2006
- Holyer An Gof Award for Best Children's Book - The Brave Tales series - 2006
- International Youth Library, White Ravens, Special Mention - Myron's Magic Cow - 2005
- AOI Images 28 Annual - AOI Silver Award, Student Section - 2004
- The Macmillan Prize for Children's Illustration - Highly Commended Award - 2003
- Winner of the UK Further Education Funding Council Calendar Prize - 2000
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Books Published
Client list:
Barefoot Books
Brave Tales
Brown
Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt
Kar Ben
Korea Hermanhesse
Lerner Publishing
Lion Hudson
Macmillan
Mantra Lingua
McGraw Hill
Oxford University Press
Zondervan