{{Short description|British author and illustrator}} {{Third-party|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox artist | name = Levi Pinfold | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = | education = | alma_mater = University of Falmouth | known_for = Harry Potter | notable_works = Black Dog<br />Harry Potter | awards = {{awd|Kate Greenaway Medal|2013|Black Dog|Illustrator}} | website = www.levi-pinfold.com }}
'''Levi Pinfold''' is a British artist, writer and illustrator from Gloucestershire, England, who won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2013 for his illustrations for the picture book ''Black Dog''.<ref name="Greenaway">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbook.com/story/2013-carnegie-and-kate-greenaway-medals-announced|title=2013 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals announced|website=The Horn Book|date=20 June 2013|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> He is also the illustrator for the final two books in the ''Harry Potter'' Illustrated Edition series.<ref name="HP">{{cite news|url=https://www.harrypotter.com/news/bloomsbury-announce-levi-pinfold-as-new-harry-potter-illustrator|title=Bloomsbury announce Levi Pinfold as the new illustrator of the Harry Potter Illustrated Editions series|website=Bloomsbury|date=10 March 2025|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Levi Pinfold was born in the Forest of Dean. He started drawing from a young age.<ref name="interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibby.org.uk/aninterviewwithanartistlevipinfold/|title=An Interview with an Artist: Levi Pinfold|website=The IBBY UK|date=6 January 2022|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> He currently lives in Brisbane, Australia with his girlfriend. He attempts to grow vegetables in his spare time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.readingzone.com/authors/levi-pinfold/|title=Levi Pinfold|website=Reading Zone|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref>
==Career== Since graduating from University of Falmouth in 2006, Pinfold has worked as a self employed illustrator.<ref name="interview"/>
Pinfold debuted in 2010 with the picture book ''The Django'', inspired by jazz legend Django Reinhardt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://literaturfestival.com/en/authors/levi-pinfold/|title=Levi Pinfold|website=Literaturfestival|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref> This book earned him the Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Levi Pinfold |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21163117 |work=BBC |date=28 January 2013}}</ref>
Published by Templar in 2011, his second picture book ''Black Dog'' won the 2013 Kate Greenaway Medal.<ref name="Greenaway"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Grobler |first1=Piet |title=The best British children's illustrators in the Bratislava awards – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2015/may/15/bratislava-bib-childrens-illustration-awards-2015 |work=The Guardian |date=15 May 2015}}</ref>
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.<ref name="HP"/>
==Works== ;As author and illustrator * ''The Django'' (2010)<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Django |journal=School Library Journal |url=https://www.slj.com/review/the-django |access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref> * ''Black Dog'' (2011)<ref>{{cite news |title=Black Dog by Levi Pinfold - review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2012/jul/24/review-black-dog-levi-pinfold |work=The Guardian |date=24 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Black Dog. |journal=Horn Book Magazine |date=September 2012 |volume=88 |issue=5 |pages=71-72|id={{Ebscohost|79320299}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Stevenson |first1=Deborah |title=Black Dog |journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |date=November 2012 |volume=66 |issue=3|id={{Proquest|1289032199}}}}</ref> * ''Greenling'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=GREENLING |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/levi-pinfold/greenling/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |date=16 November 2015}}</ref> * ''Pictura Prints: Medieval Town'' (2017) * ''The Paradise Sands'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=PARADISE SANDS |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/levi-pinfold/paradise-sands/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |date=8 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=Julia |title=Paradise Sands |journal=Booklist |id={{Ebscohost|159616343}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Spisak |first1=April |title=Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment by Levi Pinfold (review) |journal=Book Review Digest Plus |date=November 2022 |volume=76 |issue=3|url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=brd&AN=160281796&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site|id={{Ebscohost|160281796}}}}</ref>
;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<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bradnock. |first1=Marianne. |title=The Dam |journal=The School Librarian |date=2019 |volume=67 |issue=2|id={{Proquest|2398195535}}}}</ref> * ''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)
<!-- ==Awards and recognitions== * 2010, ''The Django'' won Booktrust Best Emerging Illustrator Award * 2011, ''The Django'' won Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award * 2013, ''Black Dog'' won Coventry Inspiration Award & Kate Greenaway Medal * 2016, ''Greenling'' won English Association's 7-11 years Picture Book Award * 2017, ''Greenling'' won UKLA Picture Book Award * 2018, ''The Song from Somewhere Else'' won Amnesty CILIP Honour * 2019, ''The Dam'' won Andersen Award 'Best Illustrated Book' * 2020, ''The Dam'' was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal * 2023, ''Paradise Sands'' won English Association's 7-11 years Picture Book Award * 2023, ''The Worlds We Leave Behind'' was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal -->
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