Maureen Roffey was a children’s book illustrator. She was born in Eltham, South-East London in 1936. She studied at Hornsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London, graduating in 1959. She was immediately snapped up by Associated-Rediffusion Television where she worked as a designer, creating title sequences for programmes such as Murder in Shorthand (1962), illustrations for the company magazine, and huge window displays for their central London premises. 

While working at Redfusion, Maureen made lots of contacts who helped her work on other exciting projects, such as illustrations for magazines, posters for Transport for London, and a campaign for PG Tips tea, which was displayed on double-decker buses. She created illustrations for a fashion designer called Mary Quant, which were used as labels and shop displays. This work was featured at the V&A for the Mary Quant exhibition in 2020. 

In 1971 she moved on to illustrating children’s books, including a series of baby stories for the Lego company, which were sold with Lego pieces. She also started to create interactive toys, such as this doll’s house and Noah’s ark, which were made from cardboard and children could press out the pieces to assemble themselves. 

Her husband Bernard Lodge was a TV graphic designer for the BBC, and they lived in Surbiton, South-West London, with their three children. They created some books together. All three children (and later, four grandchildren) went on to work in art and design too!  

She published her final book in 2019, aged 82!