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'''Atanu Roy''' (born 1952) is an Indian illustrator and cartoonist from [[New Delhi]], who has illustrated more than a hundred books for children.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bose|first=Amrita|title=Brush Tales|journal=Time Out Mumbai|url=http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/kids/kids_features_details.asp?code=98}}</ref> Roy studied at the [[Delhi College of Art]], and illustrated his first book while he was still a student, a black and white book about the history of transportation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atanu Roy – Adding Colour to Children’s Books|url=http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2007&issid=13&id=681|access-date=2012-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151033/http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2007&issid=13&id=681|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> After graduating, he worked with publishers Rajpal & Sons,<ref>{{cite book|title=India International Centre quarterly, Volume 27|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DnpDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22atanu+roy%22&dq=%22atanu+roy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dL9ZT4WKIcisrAf759mIDA&ved=0CGMQ6AEwCDge}}</ref> where he did book covers and illustrated the works of writers such as [[Amrita Pritam]] and [[Agyeya]]. He then worked with the [[India Today]] group as art director of the children’s magazine ''Target'', where he also illustrated the joke pages.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bose|first=Amrita|title=Brush Tales|journal=Time Out Mumbai|url=http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/kids/kids_features_details.asp?code=98}}</ref> He has received many international awards and prizes for cartooning and illustration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atanu Roy Profile|url=http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=473|publisher=Muse India|access-date=2012-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218163243/http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=473|archive-date=2011-12-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As a children's book illustrator, Roy's first real picture book was a book on ''Tails'' for the [[National Book Trust]] (NBT). He went on to create several other titles for NBT, adopting a bold style with strong black outlines and vivid colors to compensate for the low-grade paper on which NBT titles were printed. Roy has also worked on books and associated educational aids for pre-school children, including games and puzzles, with various publishers in New Delhi. In an interview to the newspaper DNA, Roy described the requirements for his job in these words: "The most important skill is not to be condescending towards children and to have a good sense of humour. It is also very important to feel for the needs of each age group and create a style. A lot of background work for the right references to be visually accurate and use of detail and action to grab the child's attention is essential. A child is more interested in the content and not your name or fame."<ref>{{cite news|last=Soumya|first=Elizabeth|title=They’re drawing their way into children's hearts|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_theyre-drawing-their-way-into-children-s-hearts_1280142|newspaper=DNA|date=Aug 6, 2009}}</ref>