Her mother trained as a medical secretary but gave this up to look after her four daughters. Unlike the rest of the men in her family, who were all coal miners, her father had trained as an electrical engineer in the army, and rose to the position of chief engineer within the Yorkshire Electricity Board. Born in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, on 3 January 1963, Gillian Tyler grew up in the village of Thurnscoe, in the heart of a coal-mining district. She has illustrated books for Allan Ahlberg, and is now embarking upon a new project to accompany a text by Michael Rosen. Gillian Mary Tyler (born 1963) Gillian Tyler began her career as a wildlife artist and etcher, but turned to illustrating children’s books when she realised that bringing characters from stories to life was what she really enjoyed.
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