The Beast Before — Amelia Whateley

The Beast Before is a 32 page picture book exploring the Dartmoor legend of The Beast of the Moor.

Amelia wrote and illustrated this boook as part of her final major project for her BAhons Illustration degree which she studied at The University of Gloucestershire.

The book follows a young girl, Wren, aged 9 ,her cat Shadow, in their journey across the moors and their run ins with fantastical folklore creatures they encounter along their way.

The Beast Before is written in rhyming couplets to aid in language aquisition and illustrated using watercolour paints and coloured pencils explores themes of environmentalism, sustainable foraging, and British folklore. After some editing Amelia plans to explore publishing options for The Beast Before. Her newsletter subscribers and instagram followers will be first to know about any publishing updates so please follow her socials and subscribe to her newsletter if you would like to know more. For now please enjoy the sampling of pages below.

Please note that all rights to The Beast Before are reserved by the artist and writer - Amelia Whateley. Distributing any images without the written consent of Amelia Whateley violates copyright laws. If you wish to explore publishing The Beast Before please contact Amelia directly by emailing the.folk.fauna@gmail.com. Thank you!