BOOKS

A selection of books that I’ve illustrated.
Available to buy from Waterstones, Amazon and all good independent bookshops

Blueblood Book Cover written by Malorie Blackman, Illustrated by Laura Barrett. Cover Design by Anna Morrison. Highly decorative book cover with bluebeard walking through door — Blueblood: A Fairy Tale Revolution

Written by Malorie Blackman, Vintage Books
(October 2020)

Duckling Book Cover written by Kamila Shamsie, Illustrated by Laura Barrett. Cover Design by Anna Morrison. Highly decorative book cover with the ugly duckling and swans swimming in river — Duckling: A Fairy Tale Revolution

Written by Kamila Shamsie, Vintage Books
(October 2020)

Hansel and Greta Book Cover written by Jeanette Winterson, Illustrated by Laura Barrett. Cover Design by Anna Morrison. Highly decorative book cover with Hansel and Gretel in the forest with a cat and bird — Hansel and Greta: A Fairy Tale Revolution

Written by Jeannette Winterson, Vintage Books
(October 2020)

Picture book of The Story of the Nativity, illustrated by Laura Barrett and written by Geraldine McCaughrean. Mary and Joseph are riding on a donkey with baby Jesus in her arms, walking away from the town of Bethlehem. The Star of David is in the sky — The Story of the Nativity

Picture book retold by Geraldine McCaughrean and based on the classic story, Orchard Books (October 2020)

Picture book of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Laura Barrett and written by Geraldine McCaughrean. The mermaid is swimming in beautiful decorative coral reef underwater artwork scene — The Little Mermaid

Picture book retold by Geraldine McCaughrean and based on the original by Hans Christian Andersen. Orchard Books (February 2020)

Picture book of The Snow Queen, illustrated by Laura Barrett and written by Geraldine McCaughrean. The Snow Queen is surrounded by an ice and snowflake pattern and she is wearing a beautiful dress — The Snow Queen

Picture book retold by Geraldine McCaughrean and based on the original by Hans Christian Andersen. Orchard Books (October 2019)

Concertina gift picture book of The Snow Queen, illustrated by Laura Barrett and written by Geraldine McCaughrean. The Snow Queen and her sleigh and horses are flying through the sky over her icy palace — The Snow Queen; Classic Pop Up and Play

Written by Hans Christian Andersen, concertina edition. Orchard Books (October 2018)

Illustrated bible front cover with laser cut scene of Abraham and birds and plants from the garden of Eden in Genesis. Illustrated by Laura Barrett — La Bible, ses plus beaux textes (The Bible)

The Most Beautiful Texts, Mame Editions (October 2019)

Baby board books for newborn babies. Black and White silhoeutte illustrations showing a garden, pond, city, star and clouds and moon and the park with a ladybird, flower, snail and butterfly — First Look Books: In the Garden, Water, City, At Home & Park

Written by Anna W. Bardaus and Melanie Worth, Scholastic (2017)

Illustration book cover for Beauty and the Beast. Decorative foil art beast and beauty embracing — Foil Art Beauty and the Beast

Retold by Holly Brook-Piper. Bonnier Books (March 2017)

Book covers illustrated by Laura Barrett of the World of Mulla Nasrudin. Nasrudin and his donkey in front of a palace. Colourful and black and white covers — The World of Mulla Nasrudin

Mulla Nasrudin series by Idries Shah, The Idries Shah Foundation (2016)

World Tales

Series by Idries Shah, The Idries Shah Foundation (2015)

illustrated book cover with a black cat kitten and a background of a sea with ships in the harbour. Wave patterns in the sea — Wikked Willis Saga: The Nine Lives of Wicked William

Written by John Lorne Campbell, Grace Note Publishing (2015)

The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen book cover with the Princess and the Pea. Featuring illustrations by Laura Barrett — The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Anthology of Hans Christian Andersen tales, edited by Noel Daniel, Taschen (2013)

The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm book cover with the Sleeping Beauty asleep on the front. Featuring illustrations by Laura Barrett — The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Anthology of Hans Christian Andersen tales, edited by Noel Daniel, Taschen (2011)

Fairy Tale forest book cover with a woodcutter and log cabin surrounded by pine trees and wolves hiding in the forest. An owl watches from the fir tree. — The Forest

Written by Hannah Hutchins (2012)

Matilda's Secret book cover and a black and white illustration of a girl reading in a pear tree in Tudor clothing. A huge tree trunk and pears hanging from the leaves — Matilda’s Secret

By Sandra Goldbacher, Daughters of History (2011)

Scissorella the paper princess book cover of picturebook featuring Lotte Reininger, illustrated by Laura Barrett. Lotte is holding her paper cut puppets surrounded by a pretty frame of other puppets and fairy tale creatures — Scissorella: The Paper Princess

Written by Clare Helen Welsh, Andersen Press (4th November 2021)