Commissions from London publishers began a highly successful move in 1983 from Design Studio Manager to freelance illustration. Mike has since illustrated over three hundred children's fiction and non-children's books.His work covers a truly wide range, extending from educational and non-fiction books to entertainment and fiction. Mike's illustration now includes both design and illustration for major publishers such as Harper Collins, Headline, Ladybird, Longman, Penguin, Random Century, Reed International, Simon & Schuster, Walker Books, Western Publishing and Scholastic. The international publication of many of the titles illustrated by Mike means his work is seen in over eighteen countries.In addition, Mike has produced over 400 humorous greeting card designs for clients such as the international giant, Hallmark, as well as the major UK companies, Hanson White and Gordon Fraser, and a 13 episode animated series, 'BB3B' for the BBC in the UKCartooning in his spare time has brought Mike acclaim in worldwide competitions, adding to his international reputation as a top humorous illustrator. Since 1993, he has continued his successful career based in California, U.S.A., already gaining a nomination in the prestigious National Cartoonists Society Awards.Now in 2011 he has formed an ebook publishing company with his own two books, One inch at a Time and Perfectly Perfect. The stories of Winchell the Inchworm.