Debi Gliori is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the very popular Mr Bear series. She won the Children's Book Award picture book section, and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1997. Her backlist in Doubleday/Corgi includes Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep and The Very Small. Pure Dead Magic, which introduced the Strega-Borgias, was her first novel. It was followed by Pure Dead Wicked, Pure Dead Brilliant, Deep Trouble, Deep Water and Deep Fear.Debi lives in Scotland, near Edinburgh.

"Charming, quirky stuff, just right for 7+" -- Amanda Craig The Times "Gloriously chaotic" -- Debbie Williams Primary Times "Much more toilet humour, many more flatulence (and other) jokes; very clever and very funny. Read it with a six- to eight-year-old you know soon and you'll both enjoy the experience" Storytime Books "The book is full of great illustrations that let me imagine the characters a lot better ... I laughed a lot when I was reading this book" -- Megan, aged 8 Anorak

Debi Gliori is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the very popular Mr Bear series. She won the Children's Book Award picture book section, and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1997. Her backlist in Doubleday/Corgi includes Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep and The Very Small. Pure Dead Magic, which introduced the Strega-Borgias, was her first novel. It was followed by Pure Dead Wicked, Pure Dead Brilliant, Deep Trouble, Deep Water and Deep Fear.Debi lives in Scotland, near Edinburgh.

"Charming, quirky stuff, just right for 7+" -- Amanda Craig The Times "Gloriously chaotic" -- Debbie Williams Primary Times "Much more toilet humour, many more flatulence (and other) jokes; very clever and very funny. Read it with a six- to eight-year-old you know soon and you'll both enjoy the experience" Storytime Books "The book is full of great illustrations that let me imagine the characters a lot better ... I laughed a lot when I was reading this book" -- Megan, aged 8 Anorak