Stephanie Stansbie has been a children\'s books editor for more than 20 years, and an author for the last 10.
Her most abiding source of inspiration is still the constant yet ever-changing sky, and all of its colors..
Frances takes her inspiration from the structures and people that surround her, drawing from both observation and memory.
She still works primarily in water-based media, but these days she mostly tries to keep it on the paper.
This hasn\'t changed much.
Frances Ives\' love of all things drawing started in childhood, when she dove into an obsession with poster paints and making a big mess on every available surface.
Stephanie lives in Oxford and enjoys goofing around with her family and friends, and practicing capoeira.
The books she has written have been translated into more than 15 different languages.
She adores editing and writing in equal measure and has always worked on illustrated books, where the art is as important as the word.
Stephanie Stansbie has been a children\'s books editor for more than 20 years, and an author for the last 10
