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Children’s Book Illustration

Book cover featuring hand-painted illustration and hand lettering for "Dear Vincent" by Ella Beech, a picture book telling the story of Vincent Van Gogh’s period of painting in Arles. Features the story of the letters between Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo. A Times Book of the Year, 2024. A children's book by a children's illustrator based in Cambridge.

Book cover featuring hand-painted illustration and hand lettering for "Rewild the World at Bedtime" by Ella Beech, a picture book with stories about rewilding and climate action. Hopeful tales about Mother Nature. Shortlisted for the Peter's Books Book of the Year, published by Wide Eyed Editions, 2024. A children's book by a children's illustrator based in Cambridge.

Photo of the book cover and slipcase for “The Night Before Christmas,” published by The Folio Society. The book is bound in smooth-textured blocked paper with glow-in-the-dark varnish, creating a festive and enchanting effect. Illustrated by Ella Beech.

Book cover featuring hand-painted illustration for "A Very New York Christmas!" by Ella Beech, a festive lift-the-flap board book. Join the excited children as they explore New York City during Christmas time, visiting famous sites and sharing traditions. Includes festive flaps to open and mischievous mice to spot in each illustration. A charming holiday book for families, set to be released on September 4, 2025.

Hand-painted watercolour and acrylic illustration of a family standing on a busy New York street corner, with a yellow taxi, classic New York steam, and the Rockefeller Christmas tree. Snow is falling under a starry night sky, creating a magical holiday atmosphere. From “A Very New York Christmas!” illustrated by Ella Beech.

Collaborations

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Unpublished

Image from personal project with folktale and faiytale themes. About finding joy in art, creativity and friendship. Title: The Prince Who Wanted the Moon

It happens at night, when the world has gone to bed? In this gentle and magical picture book, statues step down from their plinths and set off on a secret nighttime adventure. As they explore the moonlit city, young readers are reminded to look up—and to notice the quiet, hidden wonders that surround them every day.

With lyrical text and a playful gatefold surprise, This story encourages curiosity, imagination, and a sense of quiet discovery—inviting children to slow down, look closely, and reconnect with the wonder that can so easily be lost in today’s fast-paced world, reminding young readers that beauty, mystery, and meaning often lie in the overlooked corners of everyday life. By author Illustrator Ella Beech, based in Cambridge, UK

For children aged 5–7. Created during the MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, 2021.

This is an unpublished project available to publishers for consideration.
If you're a publisher interested in this story, I'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch to discuss or to request a full dummy and sample artwork.

A project develped for Foltale week 2021, the instagram challenge and developed on the MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Features an owl, a wolf, a witch and touches on themes of environmental damage and climate change.

Sketchbooks

Sketchbook page by Children's Illustrator Ella Beech based in Cambridge, UK

Sketchbook page by Children's Illustrator Ella Beech based in Cambridge, UK

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Hand Painted Lettering that says Gather • Filter • Make, with a spot image painting of two hands reaching towards paint tins by Children's Illustrator, Ella Beech based in Cambridge, specialising in hand illustrated children's picturebooks.

Ella Beech is a children’s book author, illustrator and artist based in Cambridge, UK. Explore her portfolio, shop illustrated prints, or join her Substack for behind-the-scenes.

©2025 by Ella Beech

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