Jago_(illustrator)

Jago (illustrator)

Jago (illustrator)

British illustrator


Jago (born Jago Silver on 12 November 1979) is a British children's book illustrator. He attended Falmouth College of Art from 2000 to 2003. He has produced digital illustrations for a variety of publishers: Barefoot Books, Oxford University Press, Mantra Lingua and Zondervan.

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...

The Jesus Storybook Bible, written by Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Jago has sold two million copies[1] in 19 languages.[2] In 2015 it was included in the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Top 100 Best-sellers list.[1]

In September 2014 Jago exhibited commissioned work at The Cruel & Curious Sea exhibition in the National Trust maintained barns of Stowe Barton in North Cornwall.[3]

Awards

  • The Jesus Storybook Bible – 2010 ALA Notable Award[4]
  • The Jesus Storybook Bible – 2009 NAPPA Award Winner[5]
  • The Jesus Storybook Bible – Gold Moonbeam Children's Book Award from Independent Publisher (2007)[6]
  • "Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim" – Sydney Taylor Honour Award for Young Readers[7]
  • "Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim" – National Jewish Book Award for Young Readers[8]
  • Myron's Magic Cow- selected for 2006 White Ravens [9]
  • NLA Wow! Award – 2006 [10]
  • AOI Silver Award – Student Section, AOI Images 28 Annual 2004 [11]

Published work

  • Always Remember with Cece Meng Philomel Books 2016 ISBN 978-0399168093
  • An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns with Betsy R. Rosenthal Millbrook Picture Books 2015 ISBN 978-1467714648
  • Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing with Sally Lloyd-Jones Zondervan 2012 ISBN 978-0310729938
  • Mowen & The Runaway Moon (A Productions for BBC/CBeebies) 2012 [12]
  • Oh No, Jonah! by Tilda Balsley Kar-Ben Publishing, 2012 ISBN 978-0761351405
  • Mr Aesop's Story Shop by Bob Hartman Lion UK, 2011 ISBN 978-0745969152
  • Children of God Storybook Bible Desmond Tutu (illustrated 3 stories) Zondervan ISBN 9780310719120 [13]
  • The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg by Shaun Chatto Mantra Lingua 2007 ISBN 978-1846110733
  • The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones – Zondervan, 2007 ISBN 0-310-70825-7
  • The Longest Story In The World by Geraldine McCaughreanOxford University Press, 2007 ISBN 0-19-271962-9
  • Fox Fables – Mantra Lingua, April 2006 ISBN 1-84611-019-X
  • Fig’s Giant by Geraldine McCaughreanOxford University Press, Oct. 2005 ISBN 0-19-279130-3
  • Myron’s Magic Cow by Marlene Newman – Barefoot Books, Sept. 2005 ISBN 1-84148-495-4
  • Hansel and Gretel by Manju Gregory – Mantra Lingua, June 2005 ISBN 1-84444-766-9
  • The Little Red Hen by LR Hen – Mantra Lingua, May 2005 ISBN 1-84444-397-3
  • Tom and the Giant by Will Coleman – Brave Tales Books, May 2005
  • Lutey and the Mermaid by Will Coleman – Brave Tales Books, May 2005
  • Madgy Figgy’s Pig by Will Coleman -Brave Tales Books, May 2005

References

  1. Berglund, Taylor (2016). "'Jesus Storybook Bible' reaches sales milestone". christianretailing.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. Burns, Jeremy (2013). "'The Jesus Storybook Bible' Tops 1 Million Units Sold – BCNN1". blackchristiannews.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. "The Jesus Storybook Bible". The Jesus Storybook Bible. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. "NAPPA WINNERS 2009: Storytelling & Audio Books - Parenthood.com". parenthood.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. "Independent Publisher: THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". independentpublisher.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "White Ravens". childrenslibrary.org. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  9. "UK National Literacy Association WoW! Award Winners". goodreads.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  10. "Mowan and the Moon – Cbeebies on Behance". behance.net. 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  11. "Jago « Children of God". childrenofgodbible.com. 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.

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