Jessie Eckel won the Ida Berry Young Artist of the Year Award after completing an art foundation course in Nottingham, England, and then moved to London to get her degree in Illustration. Her worked proved so successful that she immediately received commissions from such prestigious organizations as Greenpeace, Habitat for Humanity, and Wagamama. Her books include Doodle Dolls (Buster Books) and she has illustrated a series of coloring books for Michael O'Mara Books.