Hello. I’m Leanne. I write and illustrate children’s books. This is where words turn into pictures and stories are stitched together from weather, wonder, and the quiet things children say.

My debut picture book, Please Cloud, Don’t Cry, is inspired by a sentence our then 6 year old neurodivergent daughter spoke during a sunny walk in 2018, a rare moment of spontaneous speech from a little girl whose only form of communication was to sing songs and recite long passages from her favourite books.

It’s the first of many stories to come, all created with care, all rooted in the everyday wonder of childhood.

Thank you for being here.