Antonia Woodward (Author, Illustrator) Antonia Woodward was born and raised in the Suffolk countryside, UK. She gained a first class honours degree in illustration where she developed a love of children's books and illustrating for little people. She has illustrated a range of different books for children, including picture books, nursery rhymes, bedtime prayers and children's Bible stories. She is the illustrator of The Promised One, The Extra Special Baby, Special Bible Stories, and Bedtime Prayers. She now lives by the sea on the south coast of England with her husband and two small daughters.