John Shelley began his illustration career in London, his first picture book 'The Secret in the Matchbox' being shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award. From 1987 he lived in Japan for over 20 years, receiving awards for commercial illustration in Tokyo while illustrating more than 40 children's books for Western and Japanese markets.
Now once more based in the UK, he continues to work internationally for a wide range of clients.

SCBWI Board of Advisors,
Association of Illustrators (AOI)
Society of Authors (SOA).

Books include:

Bobby Bell Series (Scholastic/ FS&G)
Santa ni Yoroshiku (Parco)
Peer Gynt (Hyoronsha)
12 no Tsuki-tachi (The Month Brothers) (Miki House)
Shikake Ehon series (Hikari no Kuni)
Cinderella (Hikari no Kuni)
Hoppy's New House (Fukuinkan Shoten)
Maho no Kasa (The Magic Umbrella) (Fukuinkan Shoten)
King Smelly Feet (Andersen Press)
Hawaiian Big Daddy (Nikkei BP)
Anata no Shiranai Andersen (Unknown Andersen) series (Hyoronsha)
Bella Baxter Series (Aladdin)
The Boat in the Tree (Front Street)
Charlie Bone Series (Tokuma Shoten)
The House of the World (Benesse)
Family Reminders (Charlesbridge)
Outside-In (Frances Lincoln)