Lauren Beard

Lauren Beard is a British children's book illustrator^[1]^[2]^[3] best known for illustrating 'The Fairytale Hairdresser'^[4] series written by Abie Longstaff, published by Penguin Random House. She is from Manchester, England^[5] and graduated from Loughborough University in 2006.^[6]

Picture books

The Mummy Shop, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Scholastic (2013)^[7]
Just the Job for Dad, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Scholastic (2014)
Princess Milly's Mixed Up Magic - The Birthday Surprise written by Clemecy Pearce, illustrated by Lauren Beard
Princess Milly's Mixed Up Magic - The Fancy dress festival written by Clemecy Pearce, illustrated by Lauren Beard
Princess Milly's Mixed Up Magic - The Ballerina Ball written by Clemecy Pearce, illustrated by Lauren Beard

The Fairytale Hairdresser and Rapunzel, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2011)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and Cinderella, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2012)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and Sleeping Beauty, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2013)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and Snow White, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2014)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2014)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Little Mermaid, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and Beauty and the Beast, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Princess and the Pea, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and Aladdin, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2017)
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the frog princess, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House
The Fairytale Hairdresser and Thumbelina, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House

The Magic Potions Shop: The Young Apprentice, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015)
The Magic Potions Shop: The River Horse, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015)
The Magic Potions Shop: The Blizzard Bear, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)
The Magic Potions Shop: The Lightning Pup, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)
The Magic Potions Shop: The Firebird, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2017)
The Magic Potions Shop: The Emerald Dragon, written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2017)

^ Gallagher, James (26 August 2015). "Aphantasia: A life without mental images". BBC News. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ Beard, Lauren (30 May 2015). "How to draw… a singing mermaid". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ "Lauren Beard". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "A picturebook a week: The Fairytale Hairdresser and Snow White". Library Mice. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ WHSmith. "The Fairytale Hairdresser and Snow White (The Fairytale Hairdresser)". WHSmith. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ House, Random (1 November 2017). "World Book Day" (PDF). World Book Day. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
^ Arlott, Georgia (27 June 2014). "Writers pick up prizes at Coventry Inspiration Book Awards". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 29 March 2018.