Elizabeth "Lucy" Cousins (born 1964)[1] is a British author and illustrator of children's books.
[2][3] Cousins, whose parents were also artists, was interested in children's books from an early age.
But it took until the end of six years in art college for her to decide that she wanted to create children's books.
Cousins received BA Honours in graphic design from the Faculty of Arts and Architecture at Brighton Polytechnic.
[4] She then attended the Royal College of Art, where she met artist Quentin Blake, who encouraged her work.