Owen grew up near Brighton and recently graduated from University College Falmouth, gaining a First in Illustration. He describes his style as contemporary and nostalgic and likes to use a palette of warm, muted colours. His previous title Foxly's Feast , also published by Templar, was his debut picture book, and was'Highly Commended' by the 2009 Macmillan Children's Book Prize, an illustration prize previously won by Sara Fanelli and Lucy Cousins.