Thomas Taylor is a Welsh author and illustrator of children’s books. He studied at the Norwich School of Art and Design, before going on to study in Cambridge, and then work in a bookshop. His first professional commission came in 1996, when he designed the original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, before going on to concentrate on writing full time. He now lives on the South Coast of England, a setting with inspires the Eerie-on-Sea series.