Leigh Hedstrom is an Australian illustrator and animator based on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast with 19 years of industry experience, specialising in the creation of expressive and appealing characters. After working for ten years as a commercial illustrator, Leigh made her foray into children’s picture books in 2012 and has since illustrated over a dozen published titles. From 2018 - 2020 Leigh worked as an in-house illustrator and animator for Firefly Education on the Sunshine Coast, illustrating many of their digital and physical resources, including their flagship Sound Waves spelling program. Most recently Leigh has returned to her freelance career and is focusing on picture book illustration and traditional hand drawn animation.