About the Author

Piet Grobler.grew up on a farm in Limpopo, South Africa. After working as a church minister, he made a career in illustration and now lectures at the University of Worcester. He is the recipient of many international illustration awards, including the IBBY Honours List. His books for Frances Lincoln include.The Great Tug of War.(9781845070557) and.Aesop's Fables .(9781847800077) with Beverley Naidoo, and.Fussy Freya.(9781845075118) with Katharine Quarmby. Wendy Cooling.is a highly respected figure in the children's book world. A former teacher, she is the founder of the Bookstart programme and has edited story collections for Puffin, Orion and Collins, poetry anthologies for Franklin Watts and has retold traditional tales for Barefoot Books. Wendy lives in Hertfordshire.