Tom McLaughlin has written and illustrated several books for Bloomsbury, including Along Came a Different and The Story Machine, which has received wonderfully positive reviews and has sparked a number of thought-provoking articles on dyslexia (which Tom understands well, being dyslexic himself). Tom loves drinking tea, eating lunch and drawing (in no particular order). He lives in Devon.

The book celebrates difference through the introduction of shapes and colours, recognising that being different doesn't mean you can't be friends

Tom McLaughlin has written and illustrated several books for Bloomsbury, including Along Came a Different and The Story Machine, which has received wonderfully positive reviews and has sparked a number of thought-provoking articles on dyslexia (which Tom understands well, being dyslexic himself). Tom loves drinking tea, eating lunch and drawing (in no particular order). He lives in Devon.

The book celebrates difference through the introduction of shapes and colours, recognising that being different doesn't mean you can't be friends

Tom McLaughlin has written and illustrated several books for Bloomsbury, including Along Came a Different and The Story Machine, which has received wonderfully positive reviews and has sparked a number of thought-provoking articles on dyslexia (which Tom understands well, being dyslexic himself). Tom loves drinking tea, eating lunch and drawing (in no particular order). He lives in Devon.

The book celebrates difference through the introduction of shapes and colours, recognising that being different doesn't mean you can't be friends