Levi Pinfold
Levi Pinfold | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Falmouth |
| Known for | Harry Potter |
| Notable work | Black Dog Harry Potter |
| Awards | Kate Greenaway Medal 2013 Black Dog – Illustrator |
| Website | www.levi-pinfold.com |
Levi Pinfold is a British multi award-winning artist, writer and illustrator from Gloucestershire, England, who won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2013 for his illustrations for the picture book Black Dog.[1] He is also the illustrator for the final two books in the Harry Potter Illustrated Edition series.[2]
Personal life
Levi Pinfold was born in the Forest of Dean. He started drawing from a young age.[3] He currently lives in Brisbane, Australia with his girlfriend. He attempts to grow vegetables in his spare time.[4]
Career
Since graduating from University of Falmouth in 2006, Pinfold has worked as a self employed illustrator.[3]
Pinfold debuted in 2010 with the picture book The Django, inspired by jazz legend Django Reinhardt.[5] This book earned him the Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award.[6]
Published by Templar in 2011, his second picture book Black Dog won the 2013 Kate Greenaway Medal.[1][7]
In 2015, he illustrated Greenling, a picture book about a green baby creature suddenly appears on the Barleycorn family's farm in Australia.
In 2016, he illustrated The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd. He also illustrated The Song from Somewhere Else by A. F. Harrold.
In 2017, he designed the cover for Bloomsbury's 20th Anniversary Hogwarts House Edition of Harry Potter.
In 2019, he illustrated The Dam by David Almond.
From 2021 to 2024, he continued to illustrate many books for the authors Hannah Gold and A. F. Harrold.
In March 2025, Bloomsbury announced Levi as the illustrator for the final two books in the Harry Potter Illustrated Editions series, continuing the visual storytelling started by Jim Kay.[2]
Works
- As author and illustrator
- The Django (2010)[8]
- Black Dog (2011)[9][10][11]
- Greenling (2015)[12]
- Pictura Prints: Medieval Town (2017)
- The Paradise Sands (2022)[13][14][15]
- As illustrator
- The Secret Horses of Briar Hill (2016) by Megan Shepherd
- The Song from Somewhere Else (2016) by A. F. Harrold
- The Dam (2019) by David Almond[16]
- The Last Bear (2021) by Hannah Gold
- The Lost Whale (2022) by Hannah Gold
- Finding Bear (2023) by Hannah Gold
- The Worlds We Leave Behind (2024) by A. F. Harrold
- Turtle Moon (2024) by Hannah Gold
- Norse Mythology (Illustrated Edition) (2024) by Neil Gaiman
- The Lone Husky (2025) by Hannah Gold
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Illustrated Edition, 2026)
References
- ^ a b "2013 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals announced". The Horn Book. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Bloomsbury announce Levi Pinfold as the new illustrator of the Harry Potter Illustrated Editions series". Bloomsbury. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ a b "An Interview with an Artist: Levi Pinfold". The IBBY UK. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Levi Pinfold". Reading Zone. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Levi Pinfold". Literaturfestival. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Levi Pinfold". BBC. 28 January 2013.
- ^ Grobler, Piet (15 May 2015). "The best British children's illustrators in the Bratislava awards – in pictures". The Guardian.
- ^ "The Django". School Library Journal. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Black Dog by Levi Pinfold - review". The Guardian. 24 July 2012.
- ^ "Black Dog". Horn Book Magazine. 88 (5): 71–72. September 2012. EBSCOhost 79320299.
- ^ Stevenson, Deborah (November 2012). "Black Dog". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 66 (3). ProQuest 1289032199.
- ^ "GREENLING". Kirkus Reviews. 16 November 2015.
- ^ "PARADISE SANDS". Kirkus Reviews. 8 November 2022.
- ^ Smith, Julia. "Paradise Sands". Booklist. EBSCOhost 159616343.
- ^ Spisak, April (November 2022). "Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment by Levi Pinfold (review)". Book Review Digest Plus. 76 (3). EBSCOhost 160281796.
- ^ Bradnock., Marianne. (2019). "The Dam". The School Librarian. 67 (2). ProQuest 2398195535.