About me

I was born in Middlesbrough and grew up in Hackney, in east London.
My stories are a mix of fairytale and autobiography, and my aim in all my work
is to communicate my belief that the world is a magical place.
I live in Lewes in East Sussex.

In 2008 I was chosen as one of the UK's Best New Illustrators by the Booktrust.
Halibut Jackson was 'favorite children's book of 2004' on Amazon.com,
and picked as one of the top 10 children's books of that year (across all genres)
by both Publisher's Weekly and Child magazine in the US.
In 2009 Halibut Jackson was also included in a Japanese survey of the best 100
picture books published worldwide in the last ten years.

Peanut is currently being developed as a TV animation series by Wish Films.

"Lucas's work brings to mind such great exponents of graphic art as
Saul Steinberg and Paul Klee."
Ian Beck, The Times.