Simon Rickerty is an award-winning illustrator known for his work on the TEN LITTLE series (Orchard). Written by Mike Brownlow, this series continues to grow in popularity and has sold over a million copies worldwide. Titles included TEN LITTLE PIRATES, TEN LITTLE UNICORNS, TEN LITTLE SUPERHEROS and TEN LITTLE PENGUINS. Part traditional counting rhymes, part fun-filled stories, the TEN LITTLE series is perfect for encouraging children to count. Spin-off FIVE LITTLE Felt Flaps board books, designed for younger children and babies including FIVE LITTLE PRINCESSES and FIVE LITTLE DINOUSAURS, published in 2024.

The TEN LITTLE series has been adapted for TV by BAFTA and Emmy award-winning studio Karrot Animation, commissioned by Sky Kids. A festive special, TEN LITTLE ELVES, premiered December 2024, with the full TEN LITTLE…WHO? series airing in 2025.

Simon has also collaborated with Ann Bonwill on the HUGO & BELLA series (OUP), Peter Bently on THE YOGA OGRE (Simon & Schuster) and Alan Durant on UNFORTUNATELY (Hachette Children’s Books).

Simon has written and illustrated titles of his own, including MONKEY NUT and CRAYON (Simon & Schuster).