About the Author

Michael Rosen is one of the most popular authors of stories and poems for children. His bestselling titles include Little Rabbit Foo Foo, Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, This Is Our House, Tiny Little Fly, Dear Mother Goose and its sequel Dear Fairy Godmother. He has also written many collections of poetry including Bananas in My Ears. Michael received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished services to children’s literature in 1997, and was the Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009. He is a distinguished critic and academic, co-directing an MA in Children’s Literature at Birkbeck College. He is often called upon to talk about children’s literature and his poetry readings are adored by children and adults. He also presents radio programmes for the BBC. Michael lives in London. Find him online at www.michaelrosen.co.uk and on twitter as @MichaelRosenYes.

Katharine McEwen graduated from Kingston University in 1996 and has since illustrated around forty children’s books for all ages, including Cows in the Kitchen, Hey, Tabby Cat! and Here Comes Tabby Cat, four Sam’s Science books, the Silver Street Farm series and Allan Ahlberg's Gaskitt stories. Katharine lives in Tonbridge, Kent. Find her online at www.katharinemcewen.co.uk and on Twitter as @katharinemcewen.

Reviews

Katharine McEwen’s anarchic, comic-strip illustrations are a perfect match for this thoroughly enjoyable and subversive text.
*The Independent*

Vibrant and very funny . . . colour is exuberant and the pictures are full of a joy of life
*The School Librarian*