Rene Cloke started her illustration work as a greeting card designer. Born in Plymouth, Cloke soon moved to London and illustrated many children’s books. Her illustrations have seen a great deal of interest by collectors in the past few years. Books illustrated include: Alice in Wonderland, Red Riding Hood Goes to the Teddy-Bear's Picnic, Joy Bells, Little Boy Blues Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales, Little Folk’s First Book, Enid Blyton’s Everyday Book series, My Best Book of Enid Blyton Stories and Woodland Tales.