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Hey there, I’m Nicholas (aka Nicholas John Frith aka N. J. Frith).
I’m an artist, illustrator and picture book author, who lives and works on the coast of Dorset, England.
I work in both analogue and digital, and somewhere in-between.
The majority of my work appears in the form of greetings cards, books for children, and illustrated book jackets.
But I also work across commercial and editorial projects.
My debut picture book, ‘Hector and Hummingbird’, was the recipient of the inaugural Klaus Flugge Prize, and was also shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
Clients:
Magic Cat Publishing / Penguin Random House / Wieden + Kennedy / Bloomsbury (US) / Scholastic / West Elm / Williams-Sonoma / KFC (US) / WSJ / Creative Review / Berry Bros & Rudd / The Ned (hotels) / Red Cap Cards / Little White Lies (magazine)/ WRAP
I am also an enthusiast of regional Thai Food, and a nature lover :)
My latest illustrated book ANIMALS OF THE 50 STATES (written by Lavanya Sunkara and published by Magic Cat Publishing / Abrams Kids) is out OCTOBER 2026.
Available to PRE-ORDER (if you’re in the USA) here.
Want to get in touch?
Have a project? Or just want to say ‘Hi’ ?Please contact me via email at:
nicholas@nicholasjohnfrith.com
Or call on:
tel: +44 (0)7792689894
For latest updates and news: Follow me @njfrith on instagram
©2026 - forever! All rights reserved.
All images on this website (unless otherwise stated like: KFC bucket image, copyright KFC) are the copyright of Nicholas John Frith.
If you wish to use any of these images elsewhere please credit where credit is due. Thank you!