Catherine Cawthorne always wanted to be an author like Jo March from Little Women, or Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables. But then she also wanted to be a toothpaste tester and to own a café called Hot Plate selling hot Ribena and Wispas. She spent most of her childhood either up a tree, reading, or forming secret societies in her best friend's shed. There is still nothing she likes more than getting totally and utterly engrossed in a story. Catherine now lives in Guildford with her husband and three children. Aysha Awwad is an illustrator and designer from Hertfordshire. She studied graphic design at University of the Arts London and now freelances from her studio with her trusty feline assistant, Olive, by her side. Her debut picture book Where Has All The Cake Gone? was shortlisted for the FCBG Children's Book Award 2023, while her second, Whose Dog Is This?, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2024.

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Catherine Cawthorne always wanted to be an author like Jo March from Little Women, or Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables. But then she also wanted to be a toothpaste tester and to own a café called Hot Plate selling hot Ribena and Wispas. She spent most of her childhood either up a tree, reading, or forming secret societies in her best friend's shed. There is still nothing she likes more than getting totally and utterly engrossed in a story. Catherine now lives in Guildford with her husband and three children. Aysha Awwad is an illustrator and designer from Hertfordshire. She studied graphic design at University of the Arts London and now freelances from her studio with her trusty feline assistant, Olive, by her side. Her debut picture book Where Has All The Cake Gone? was shortlisted for the FCBG Children's Book Award 2023, while her second, Whose Dog Is This?, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2024.

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