Petr Horacek trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague before becoming a graphic designer, illustrator and painter. He is the award-winning author of When the Moon Smiled (978-0-7445-7047-2), A New House for Mouse (978-1-4063-0122-9) and Silly Suzy Goose (978-1-4063-0458-9). Born in Czechoslovakia, Petr now lives in Worcestershire with his wife and two daughters.

Encourage small children to join in with the puff-puffing and vroom-vrooming as you read.