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2025 | Children's Publishing | New Talent
  • pronoun
    She/Her
  • Why did you create this work?
    "Clancy and Roberta" is one of the projects I created during my MA. It's a picture book about a tidy little crab whose world is turned upside down by an unwelcome house guest.
  • How were your illustrations used?
    These illustrations are the cover and three spreads from my picture book. Clancy the crab leaves his familiar rock pool home and explores the sea looking for a new (and less Roberta-filled) home.
  • What materials and techniques did you use?
    Screen print
  • Was this project commissioned?
    Un-commissioned
  • College / University
    Cambridge School of Art
  • Course and graduation date
    Children's Book Illustration MA 2025
  • Personal Website or Portfolio Link
    margueritedavidson.com
  • Instagram
    marguerite_davidson
  • Biography
    Marguerite Davidson is an illustrator from California currently living in the UK. Her favorite kind of stories to make are filled with warmth, silliness, and cheeky animal characters. She is interested in writing and illustrating picture books and graphic novels. She enjoys many art forms including screen printing, ceramics, photography, stop-motion animation, and of course, drawing and painting.
  • Where are you currently based?
    United Kingdom (UK)
Marguerite DavidsonClancy and Roberta
Marguerite DavidsonTidepool
Marguerite DavidsonFancy Fish
Marguerite DavidsonKelp