About

Lara Aleda is a freelance illustrator living on the edge of the Yorkshire moors. Lara studied Fine Art and oil painting, before embarking on an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Working primarily in pencil and watercolour, Lara has a love of storytelling and a passion for creating playful, warm characters. As an illustrator with ADHD and dyspraxia, she is naturally drawn to noticing connections, patterns, and disappearing down the occasional fact-collecting rabbit hole. When she isn’t drawing, Lara can be found gardening, exploring the countryside or reading.