Lu Fraser

Lu Fraser worked for a number of years in children’s brand licensing before decamping to the Hampshire countryside to write children’s books in her garden shed. Her first picture book, The Littlest Yak (2020), was illustrated by Kate Hindley and tells the charming and funny story of a young yak who is desperate to grow up. This was followed the next year by The Viking Who Liked Icing, which boasted illustrations by Mark McKinley and was shortlisted for the 2022 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and The Witchling’s Wish, featuring the artwork of Sarah Massini. In 2022 came One Camel Called Doug, a picture book about the joys of having a bit of ‘me time,’ illustrated by Sam Warburton.