Freya Hartas

FREYA HARTAS is a UK based illustrator specialising in children’s books. She lives in the vibrant city of Bristol with her partner and their ancient black cat Katsu and works from her cosy, cluttered desk in a shared studio down the road . She graduated from Falmouth University with a first class honours in BA Illustration in 2014. Freya loves to conjure up humorous characters, animals and monsters, creating the most fantastical worlds for them to inhabit and get lost in. She has worked on picture books and a number of classic chapter book illustrations for older children.

Freya is the illustrator of many Magic Cat titles, including:

• Slow Down
• Brown Bear Wood: If You Go Down to the Woods Today
• Slow Down Mindful Activity Cards
• Slow Down...in the Park
• Slow Down...on your Doorstep
• Slow Down and Sleep Tight 
• Slow Down Puzzle
• Brown Bear Wood: The Great Egg Hunt
• Brown Bear Wood: Bear's Picnic Puzzle
• Brown Bear Wood: Bunny's Birthday Puzzle
• Slow Down and Be Here Now
• Brown Bear Wood: The Twelve Days of Christmas
• Slow Down...With This Before and After Nature Game
• Brown Bear Wood: Let's Go on a Nature Hunt
• Brown Bear Wood: Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball
• Brown Bear Wood: Colouring and Spotting Book
• Brown Bear Wood: I Love You Always
• Brown Bear Wood: Let's Learn Our ABCs
• Brown Bear Wood: Keeping Cosy and Snuggling Up