Margaret Chamberlain (Illustrator)

Margaret Chamberlain, illustrator of the picture books Pink! and Lion’s Lunch, grew up in Weybridge, Surrey. Pursuing the only subject she had interest and talent for, Margaret studied art for seven years. With Quentin Blake as her tutor, she...

Caroline Jayne Church (Illustrator)

Caroline Jayne Church is an award-winning author and illustrator renowned for her many picture books, including Harriet Dancing and Leaf Trouble. She was born in 1963 and lives in Farnham, Surrey. Having grown up in Oxfordshire, she later went to...

Jonathan Emmett (Author)

Jonathan Emmett, author of a whole host of picture books including Leaf Trouble for The Chicken House, was born in Leicestershire in 1965. It was while he was at college studying architecture that he first developed his skills as a writer and...

Vivian French (Author)

Vivian French, much-loved author of The Daddy Goose Collection, has written around 200 books for children. She was first published in 1990, a natural progression after careers in the theatre, counselling and storytelling. Since then, she has...

Cornelia Funke (Author)

Cornelia Funke is the hugely successful author of the Inkheart Trilogy, The Thief Lord and a whole host of other popular children’s novels and picture books. She was born in 1958 in the German town of Dorsten. After finishing her studies...

Brita Granström (Illustrator)

Brita Granström, illustrator of the charming picture book No More Yawning!, grew up on a farm in Sweden. She studied Illustration at Konstfack in Stockholm. Brita is married to fellow illustrator Mick Manning and they live with their children...

Paeony Lewis (Author)

Paeony Lewis, author of the picture books No More Biscuits! and No More Yawning!, was born in 1960 and lives in Norwich, England. After studying Environmental Sciences at university, she turned her hand to writing after the births of her two...

Maddy McClellan (Illustrator)

Maddy McClellan, illustrator of Song for a Princess, knew from a very early age that she wanted to be an artist, and still remembers the thrill of being given a brand new box of paints or pens and loving the rainbow of colours waiting to be used...

Anna McQuinn (Author)

Anna McQuinn, author of The Sleep Sheep, was born and grew up in County Kerry on the west coast of Ireland. She went to a small school with only 29 pupils where her dad was one of the two teachers. She always loved reading and would read...

Kerstin Meyer (Illustrator)

Kerstin Meyer, illustrator of the fantastic picture books Princess Pigsty, The Princess Knight and The Wildest Brother, was born in 1966 and lives in Hamburg, Germany. The children’s book she would most like to have written is Winnie the Pooh...

Michaela Morgan (Author)

Michaela Morgan, author of the picture books Dear Bunny and Bunny Wishes, divides her time between Brighton and the French Riviera but did most of her growing up in Manchester. After school she went to University to study Literature before teaching...

Rachael Mortimer (Author)

Rachael Mortimer is the author of Song for a Princess for Chicken House and several other picture books. Rachael has always loved fiction and was the heroine in many made up bedtime stories! Her favourite picture book was The Trouble with...

Daniel Postgate (Author)

Daniel Postgate, author of The Snagglegrollop, is a freelance author, illustrator and cartoonist with over 20 years' experience. His other titles include Smelly Bill, Kevin Saves the World and Big Mum Plum. Daniel’s books are very popular and...

Nick Price (Illustrator)

Nick Price is an established illustrator and artist, specialising in children’s books. He has previously illustrated the Dragonsdale covers, but The Snagglegrollop is his first picture book for The Chicken House.

Lynne Rickards (Author)

Lynne Rickards, author of Pink!, was born in 1962 in Canada and grew up in a small Ontario town called Guelph. After school she studied illustration at the Ontario College of Art, and then switched to French Literature at the University of Toronto...

Hannah Shaw (Illustrator)

Hannah Shaw, illustrator of The Sleep Sheep, is from a large family of sprout-munching vegetarians. She spent her formative years trying to be good at everything from roller-skating to gymnastics. Hannah studied a degree in illustration at the...

Sara Sheridan (Author)

Sara Sheridan, author of the delightful picture book I’m Me! was born in Edinburgh and studied at Trinity College, Dublin. She works in wide range of media and genres and is an experienced public speaker. An active member of the Society of...

Mark Sperring (Author)

Mark Sperring, author of The Fairytale Cake, Wanda’s First Day and Mermaid Dreams, was born in 1963 and grew up in Weston-super-Mare. He now lives in Bristol. After leaving school he went to work at a printer’s preparing artwork and...

Ruth Symes (Author)

Ruth Louise Symes, author of the delightful picture books Harriet Dancing and The Sheep Fairy, is a writer, scriptwriter and writing tutor and lives in the Midlands. Her first book, The Master of Secrets was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and...

Annabel Tellis (Author)

Annabel Tellis, author of If My Dad Were a Dog, was born in 1967 and now divides her time between Victoria, Australia and Leicestershire, England. She grew up in a small village called Swepstone near Ashby-de-la-Zouch. After school she studied...

Fiona Tierney (Author)

Fiona Tierney, author of the enchanting picture book Lion's Lunch, was born in Dublin and apart from a year in Australia has lived there all her life. Fiona spent many years juggling four children and a busy job before she decided to have a go at...