Laura Stitzel
Laura Stitzel
Laura Stitzel an author, illustrator and animator from Melbourne. She has illustrated books for Penguin Random House, Hachette, Scholastic, Affirm Press and more. The most recent of her books is Love You Always, written by Justine Adams. As a background artist and animator in Australia and Canada, Laura has worked on animated television shows for PBS, Disney, Warner Bros, Netflix, ABC and more. Laura completed Post Graduate study in Animation and Interactive Media at RMIT in Melbourne and studied classical drawing and painting at the New York Academy of Art.






Books represented by Annabel Barker Agency
The Big Backyard Plan
Fun is multiplied by four,
when all your best friends live next door!
Azumi, Theo, Bree and Jack live side-by-side and back-to-back. Being best friends as well as neighbours is fun - but imagine if instead of sharing backyard fences, they could share one BIG backyard!
Now, they just need a plan to convince their grown-ups ...
A joyful picture book about big dreams, best friends and removing the things that divide us..
100 School Days
The first picture book in Australia to celebrate the 100 days of school milestone - a perfect celebration gift for primary school students achieving this important milestone!
When you start school, there are a lot of firsts. Your first friend! Your first excursion! Your first sports day! As the days go by, all those firsts add up ... and soon you've reached 100 days of school. And once you've reached this milestone, you know you can reach for absolutely anything.
Celebrate 100 days of school and look forward to an infinity of milestones to come!
The Big Backyard Plan
Mummy and Bubby have had a big day. There have been snuggles, giggles, tantrums and tears. But the most important thing is that they love each other through it all, and they always will.
Here is a gentle and beautiful reminder of the unconditional love that exists between mother and child.
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