Maria Neradova grew up in a small town in western Slovakia. After obtaining her BA in Graphic Design, and then an MA in Arts, she settled happily into work as a freelance illustrator. She is fuelled by her love of children's books and creating cute, loveable characters (not to mention lots of coffee), and her clients include Nosy Crow, Ladybird, Little Tiger Press, Macmillan Children's Books and Hachette to name a few. Birdie Loves is her first series with Bloomsbury Children's Books.The RSPB is the UK's largest nature conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home so that birds and wildlife can thrive. By buying this book you are helping to fund the RSPB's conservation work.

Maria Neradova grew up in a small town in western Slovakia. After obtaining her BA in Graphic Design, and then an MA in Arts, she settled happily into work as a freelance illustrator. She is fuelled by her love of children's books and creating cute, loveable characters (not to mention lots of coffee), and her clients include Nosy Crow, Ladybird, Little Tiger Press, Macmillan Children's Books and Hachette to name a few. Birdie Loves is her first series with Bloomsbury Children's Books.The RSPB is the UK's largest nature conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home so that birds and wildlife can thrive. By buying this book you are helping to fund the RSPB's conservation work.