Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented,
prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books, and
was the 2011-2013 UK Children's Laureate. Her books include The
Princess and the Wizard, the bestselling smash-hit What the
Ladybird Heard and the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold
over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into
over sixty languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems,
plays and songs and her brilliant live children's shows are always
in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between
Sussex and Edinburgh.
Lydia Monks is one of the most original picture book artists
working today. Her distinctive use of colour and collage has won
her critical acclaim and several awards, including the Smarties
Prize. Her collaborations with Julia Donaldson include The Singing
Mermaid, the Princess Mirror-belle books, Sugarlump and the
Unicorn, and the phenomenally successful What the Ladybird Heard.
Lydia lives in Sheffield.
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