Alex Willmore is an author/ illustrator/ designer whose passion lies in character design. Born in Northampton, England, in 1985, Alex has been drawing characters since the moment he first picked up a pencil. A love of animals and picture books have inspired Alex and led to a career in illustration. 'It's MY Sausage' is his first picture book that he has written and illustrated.After studying for a degree in Illustration for children's publishing at the North Wales School of Art and Design, Alex has gone on to produce illustrations for a number of publishers, creating puzzles, surface pattern for kidswear, greeting cards and picture books.Alex likes to work both digitally and traditionally in a number of different styles, but always likes the final outcome to have a real sense of fun!.