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Laura Dockrill is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who has been twice nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year. Laura is a successful scriptwriter, having earned a BAFTA nomination for her short film Goldfish, and is also a poet-in-residence for BBC Radio 1. She is the author of the beloved Darcy Burdock series, Blossom, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, and the picture book Grey, illustrated by Lauren Child. Find her under Ariella Feiner's list at unitedagents.co.uk, on Instagram as @lauraleedockrill, or on X as @LauraDockrill.Eva Byrne is a New York Times bestselling illustrator from Ireland. She has worked on a variety of projects over her 20 year career, doing freelance work for advertising agencies, magazines and publishers, but she is a true children's book illustrator at heart. Her art is whimsical, fun and bursting with vibrance. Eva has illustrated for the Ready-to-Read series by Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Piglette and its companion picture book Piglette's Perfect Surprise, written by Katelyn Aronson, and Chester Barkingham Saves the Country by Julie Falatko among others. Find her online at evabyrneillustration.com, on Instagram as @evabyrneprints, or on X as @evabyrne848.

Delightfully droll humour from Laura Dockrill’s telling and equally delightful, playful scenes of the drama that unfolds though Eva Byrne’s art make for a book that one envisages becoming a firm favourite with both young children (however brave) and their grown-ups.