Corgis and crowns: Steve Antony's sketchpad share – in pictures
The children’s author and illustrator of books including The Queen’s Hat began serious sketching while working in a call centre before he was made redundant
William Grill's wolves of New Mexico – in pictures
Kate Greenaway-winning illustrator William Grill shares sketches he made drawing the wolves at Wild Spirit Wolf sanctuary in New Mexico to research his breath-takingly beautiful new book The Wolves Of Currumpaw
Neal Layton: How I made my book The Tree – in pictures
How does an initial idea become a beautiful book? Award-wining children’s books illustrator Neal Layton opens up his sketchpads (and his whole creative mind) to us in this gallery
Gruffalos and goats: Axel Scheffler's sketchbook – in pictures
Check out an early Gruffalo and find out why the goat’s udder disappears suddenly in A Squash and Squeeze in this fascinating sketchbook share by Axel Scheffler with thoughts from Julia Donaldson
