Career
He has illustrated a large number of books in both black and white and colour. His black and white work mainly features in books for older readers and he has worked with such well-known authors as Philip Ardagh (on the Eddie Dickens and Unlikely Exploits series), G.P. Taylor (on the Mariah Mundi series), Chris Priestley (on the Tales of Terror series), Mick Jackson (on Ten Sorry Tales and The Bears of England), Susan Price (on the Olly Spellmaker series), Jon Blake (on the Stinky Finger series) and Tom Baker (on The Boy Who Kicked Pigs). Roberts also creates picture books for younger readers, some in collaboration with other writers.
The best known may be those written by the 2011–2013 Children"s Laureate, Julia Donaldson (Tyrannosaurus Drip, The Troll and most recently Jack and the Flum Flum Tree).
The Dirty Bertie character first appeared in two books penned by Roberts himself, Dirty Bertie in 2002 and Pooh! Is That You, Bertie? in 2004. Since then he has worked with Alan MacDonald to create a series for older readers with titles such as Burp, Fetch, Kiss and Pants.
Roberts has also illustrated the series Wings & Company: The Fairy Detective Agency by Sally Gardner (Operation Bunny: the fairy detective agency"s first case, Three Pickled Herrings and The Vanishing of Billy Buckle as of 2013) and the covers for a reprint of Enid Blyton"s Street Clare"s books
