Ruth cre­ates her illus­tra­tions in col­lage entire­ly by hand; paint­ing, cut­ting and lay­er­ing paper to make bright and play­ful images. In 2018, Ruth’s debut author-illus­tra­tor pic­ture book Not So Scary Bear was pub­lished by Windy Hol­low Books, fol­lowed by Not So Qui­et Mouse in August 2019. Ruth’s first pic­ture book with Lit­tle Hare There’s a Tiger Out There was pub­lished July 2019, and her sec­ond Lit­tle Hare title Love From Aus­tralia will be released June 2020. Ruth was short­list­ed for the World Illus­tra­tion Award 2019, chil­dren’s book cat­e­go­ry. She lives in West Sus­sex, UK.