Tom Tinn-Disbury – illustratör

A clever, funny picture book about one of life’s most important skills: the art of saying sorry.   Sammy is in trouble. He’s stuck in his room (on his mum’s birthday!) writing sorry letters for things he shouldn’t have done. But what exactly has Sammy done?   Told entirely through Sammy’s letters, this inventive and laugh-out-loud story gradually reveals the chaos behind his well-meaning plan. As one apology letter leads to another, the story of Sammy’s robot-related adventure unfolds . . .   But the big question is will Sammy make it out of his room in time to celebrate his mum’s birthday? And what’s going on with all the robots?  A fresh take on one of life’s essential lessons, Sorry, Sammy combines laugh-out-loud humour with a heartfelt message about making things right.

Join in with imaginary play through the eyes of a little boy who believes he IS a squirrel!  ‘The hardest part of being a squirrel . . . is that my brother won’t play with me. Because he doesn’t believe I am a squirrel!’  The younger brother likes doing everything a squirrel does – running, jumping, collecting nuts, having squirrel friends and playing with his family. But his older brother refuses to join in with his play – he thinks it’s too silly. But eventually, after much squabbling between the two, the older brother can’t resist joining in . . . perhaps it’s time for a predator to join the game!  Packed with humour and fun, I am a Squirrel is a hilarious escapade about two brothers and their up-and-down relationship, told through Scott Rothman’s clever writing and Tom Tinn-Disbury’s lovable characters.  This ode to imaginative play will inspire playtime and ensure both parents and children will be laughing-out-loud, too.

Brian the Lion loves dancing, but lions are meant to be brave and strong and fierce. Nobody would think a dancing lion was brave or strong or fierce, would they? But when Brian finds out about a big dancing competition, he decides it’s time to prove everyone wrong! Tom Tinn-Disbury tears apart any lingering notions of gender (and lion) stereotypes in this charming picture book, showcasing the importance of believing in yourself, trusting your friends and dancing at every opportunity.

Trying to fit into the modern world when you are a caveman isn't easy. Ogg always seems to get things wrong, with hilarious results. Poor Ogg, he just wants to fit in. Luckily he has his best friend Penny to help him. Shortlisted for the Read It Again Picture Book Award 2020.

Trying to fit into the modern world when you are a caveman isn't easy. Ogg always seems to get things wrong, with hilarious results. Poor Ogg, he just wants to fit in. Luckily he has his best friend Penny to help him.

Max is just an ordinary, slightly scruffy boy, until he burps, when he turns into a huge monster, with teeth like swords, who can jump over buildings, roar and eat whole dustbins. It's great being a monster whose aim is to 'protect and do good stuff' until Max sneezes, when he turns back into a boy again, sometimes far from home and dressed only in his pants. But something starts causing a lot of damage in his quiet suburb and it isn't Max. Trailed by his nemesis, Peregrine, a boy his age who has invented a POOP (portable operating omni prison) machine to catch the monster, Max has to find the real culprit before Peregrine catches him...

Max is an ordinary boy, except that he can turn into a monster when he burps... Max and Peregrine are volunteering at an old people’s home when strange things start to happen. One resident is walking on the ceiling, another is riding their wheelchair through walls, and Reggie says his marmalade is haunted (no one listens). Can Max and his friends work out what’s happening and protect his family and the local community? Things aren’t looking good: the Marmalade Ghost is turning into a sticky Godzilla, Max falls out with his (joint) best friend, and then just when it can’t get any worse, someone kidnaps his cat, Frankenstein... Time to ‘Protect and Do Good Stuff!'

Max can turn into a huge monster just by BURPING, and back again when he SNEEZES. Now Max and his best friend Peregrine realise that a dangerous pack of werewolves from Max’s home country of Krit are closing in on him and his family. But Max hasn’t told anyone about Sirius the tiny werewolf cub he found, smuggled home, and decided to keep...