Aoife Greenham Illustrations | Children's Books | Manchester, UK

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Welcome to the portfolio site of Aoife Greenham, children's book author and illustrator.

Have a look around!

Big Dance

Pippa from Big Dance has a strop. Orange fox character on a dark orange background, looking grumpy. Children's book illustration

Pippa and Whizz look at each other, while Whizz holds a yellow ribbon, and blue birds fly around. Whizz is a pink rabbit in a multicoloured wheelchair, and Pippa is a yellow/orange fox. Children's book illustration

All the characters in the story Big Dance are playing and dancing in a wide brightly coloured landscape spread. We see a high rise block of flats populated by more characters. Children's book illustration

Pippa stands high up at the top of a pink and purple slide, Poppa stands below with his baby in a swing. Children's book illustration

Poppa dances in different silly and wild poses. Children's book illustration, Big Dance

All the characters in Big Dance are dancing off to get ready. there are bubbles, sparkles and birds and insects flying around. Pippa stands and watches. Children's book illustration, Big Dance

illustration of character from Big Dance, Fancy Chicken. They have a bright pink beard and big blue boots. Children's book illustration, big dance.

Pippa dances her dance across a brightly coloured page. text says 'tickle ears! bump bottom! wobble arms! jump body! wiggle tail! stomp feet! Children's book illustration, Big Dance

End papers with text reading 'but maybe something's still missing. Is it you?'. All the characters dance around the page in silly movements and poses. Children's book illustration, Big Dance

Little Monsters

Spark is a red monster with big eyes and horns. She has a grumpy expression and folded arms. She stands on the branch of a tree. The tree is soft pink and the bg is off white. Text says 'One day Spark found herself stuck up a tree. She thought: I didn't do it, I was NOT wrong, and it WASN'T MY FAULT! even if i DID do it. Children's book illustration

Three characters glare at each other with folded arms. Text says 'Little Monsters'. Children's book illustration

Wide illustration. Spark is high up in a pink tree. Three other characters are on the ground below; Mama is a green monster, Berry is pink, and Midge is orange. They are all furry and have horns. There are spiky green plants in the foreground. Text says 'I'm just going to stay up here and never come down because it WASN'T MY FAULT!
Berry, Midge and Mama were down below.
Oh dear Berry, said Mama. What's happened?
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Sequence of illustrations that show Berry dancing on Spark's drawing. Spark is upset, and Berry is not sorry. She has a grumpy face and crossed arms. Third image is Berry holding Spark's drawing with her black grumpy cloud popping over her head. Spark looks conciliatory.
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Landscape showing Midge upset in the bottom right corner. She is sitting on thr ground and very upset, and surrounded by dark expressive leaves and trees. A path leads back and up the page to Spark, who is upset, and Mama and Berry, who are watching the scene.
Text says Oh dear! Spark, what's happened? Where's Midge?
NOT MY FAULT!!!
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Berry shouts out, and her siblings are nudged and cross about it behind her. Text says Jingle bells!!!
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4 monster characters sit and read a book. they sit on a rug surrounded by snacks, drinks and toys. There are glowing bugs lighting the space, and soft mosses and leaves.
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Collection of pencil character sketches of Spark.
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Collection of pencil character sketches of Berry.
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Collection of pencil character sketches of Midge.
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The Wild Atlantic Way

Illustration in soft pinks and blues of the fastnet lighthouse and rock. Cormorants fly close to the sea, and white wispy clouds are in the sky. Irish language children's book illustration

A mama and baby seal sit on a rock. There is green seaweed, pink anemones and periwinkles around. Irish language children's book illustration

a night time illustration. A white cow stands looking up at a stylised night sky, with a colourful milky way. The blasket islands are in the distance. Irish language children's book illustration

Illustration of a crab in orange, yellow and blue. Crab stands on tippytoes with claws raised up, and a big smile. Irish language children's book illustration

Illustration of a crab in orange, yellow and blue. Crab sits with claws outstretched. Irish language children's book illustration

A Feeling Is A Colour

colourful collage illustration, a girl with black braids and a green jumpsuit looks into a reflective pool. The pool has green fish inside and reflects swallows. Children's book illustration, feelings

A girl with dark braids wears a green jumpsuit and juggles 8 multicoloured balls. Black background Children's book illustration, feelings

A girl in a green jumpsuit and dark braids squats down with a ladybird in her hand. There is a colourful circle repersenting feelings to the right. Children's book illustration, feelings

The girl in green jumpsuit with dark braids in different poses. She eats an ice cream, plays with a dinosaur toy, and paints at an easel. Birds fly around. Children's book illustration, feelings

illustration in soft greys, showing a teacher at a blackboard and lots of students. In colour the fg shows a hand holding a book with the outline of the girl, and a space for the colour representation of feelings. Children's book illustration, feelings

Let Us Go, Tippy Toes.