About Us
Managing Director
Ellen Dupont
Managing Director Ellen Dupont has been running Toucan since 2002. She’s created and developed innovative and best-selling concepts including the Basher Books series (Macmillan, with over 3 million copies sold) and the Journeys series (National Geographic). An editor, writer, and researcher, she started her career with Time Life Books, then moved on to Dorling Kindersley, Marshall Cavendish, and Marshall Editions. Ellen is a dual UK/US national and lives in London.
ellen [at] toucanbooks.co.uk
+44 207 250 3388
Rights
Mark Mobsby
Sales Director Mark Mobsby specialises in books for kids from 0-8 years old. He’s created an international presence for three Australian children’s publishers (Five Mile Press, Hinkler, and Lake Press), with partners in 32 languages across every continent and millions of copies sold. He’s particularly proud of the long-lasting partnerships he’s made with publishers and retailers around the world. He is using his experience to develop the new Toucan Kids list. British born, Mark now makes his home in Melbourne.
mark [at] toucanbooks.co.uk