John Wallace grew up in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, where he attended De Aston School, before going on to read Theology at St Catharine’s College at Cambridge University. He worked as a cartoonist on The Daily Gleaner in Kingston, Jamaica in 1987, and also worked at the British Museum, where he drew Oriental objects at a 1:10 scale in 1989.
John is self-taught at writing and illustrating and is now a full-time author and illustrator of children’s books. His first book, Little Bean, was published by Collins in 1996, and titles since then include Little Bean’s Friend, Little Bean on Holiday, The Twins, Jungle Kids and Pirate Boy.
John Wallace works in Brighton, where he lives with his wife, Sarah, and their two sons, William and Sam.
John Wallace grew up in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, where he attended De Aston School, before going on to read Theology at St Catharine’s College at Cambridge University. He worked as a cartoonist on The Daily Gleaner in Kingston, Jamaica in 1987, and also worked at the British Museum, where he drew Oriental objects at a 1:10 scale in 1989.
