The address book of children's authors and illustrators

Meet the people behind the stories, poems and illustrations that fill our classrooms and our children's lives.

This delightful book introduces you to the life and works of over 120 of our most-loved and best-known children's writers and illustrators.

Each entry includes a mini biography, including details of childhood experiences, family life, adult working life, pets, likes & dislikes, idiosyncrasies, favourite words, foods & places, a photograph, signature and a list of selected works.

To enable children to correspond with authors and illustrators, the book provides contact addresses and lists web sites.

Entries include: John Agard; Allan Ahlberg; Quentin Blake; Raymond Briggs; Anne Fine; Michael Foreman; Dick King-Smith; Colin McNaughton; Terry Pratchett; Philippa Pearce; Philip Pullman; Michael Rosen; J.K.Rowling; Nick Sharrat; Jacqueline Wilson; Benjamin Zephaniah