Sarah Gibb is an English illustrator and author, predominantly of children's books. Her best known books are adaptations of

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, both as an illustrator and an author. Her drawings have also appeared in national newspapers, magazines, and greetings cards. She studied at London's

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before completing an MA in Sequential Illustration at

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Gibb has illustrated three picture books by Ursula Jones—a retired British actress and the surviving sister of Diana Wynne Jones, published by

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. ''The Princess Who Had No Kingdom'' was published in 2009, and was translated into French, Spanish, Dutch and Japanese. It's been described as a book "for parents who are really sick of princess books". It was followed by a sequel, ''The Princess Who Had No Fortune'', and subsequently a retelling of ''Beauty and the Beast''. Gibb's "lacy" black and white silhouettes and gold, foiled covers were noted in reviews. She has illustrated at least a dozen books in The Tiara Club series by

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, which carry titles such as ''Princess Alice and the Glass Slipper'', and ''Princess Charlotte and the Birthday Ball''. (The Library of Congress catalogues 12 volumes featuring 6 named princesses with U.S. editions released in 2007.) Gibb's first book as both author and illustrator was a traditional retelling of Grimms' '' Rapunzel'', published by HarperCollins in 2011. In a

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review, Pamela Paul drew attention to Gibb's dramatic silhouettes and "curlicued flourishes". Two more retellings followed: ''Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Cinderella'', all published by HarperCollins. She's illustrated a number of other authors' books, including the

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Series by

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, and ''The Last Duchess'' by Laura Powell. Turning again to fairytales, in 2017 Gibb illustrated

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's ''Fairy Tales'', which was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. A sequel, ''Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-Spun'', followed in 2018. Both were published by

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