Biographical note

Narinder Dhami was born in Wolverhampton. Having read English at Birmingham University, she spent the next nine years teaching in schools in the East End of London before leaving teaching to write full-time. Her first children's book A Medal for Malina was published in 1990, and since then Narinder has written hundreds of stories for different age groups. Narinder lives in Shropshire with her husband Robert and their five cats. Jen Khatun is an illustrator of Bangladeshi/Indian heritage, who grew up in the beautiful city of Winchester and has had the delight of working with many publishing houses. Inspired by the natural surroundings, her childhood favourite stories and the magical moments found in everyday life, Jen loves to weave colourful illustrations. She now lives by the coast of East Sussex, and you will often find her by the sea with her fiancé and their dog Juno, exploring away in their new adventure!