Helen Stephens is the award-winning author and illustrator of Smelly Peggy and the How to Hide A Lion series, an international bestselling classic. Her books have been published in about 30 languages and have won some fancy-pants awards. Did you know? Helen likes to draw in the rain and wears her dressing gown over her clothes to work; it gets cold in Northumberland.Katie Chappell is known for drawing visual notes at events and boring big important meetings for people like Google, Netflix, Adobe, Apple … and she also loves to write! This is her first time co-writing a children’s book with her good pal and fellow illustrator Helen. Did you know? Katie spends a lot of time at fancy events drawing pictures, but her real goals in life are 1. more afternoon naps and 2. more mid-morning bubble baths.Did you know this other thing? Helen and Katie, and their pal Tania, are Captains of the Good Ship Illustration who offer no-nonsense advice for illustrators. They all live at the seaside and dream of an upside-down boat beach hut.

The fun, warmth and joys of friendship are explored in four colourfully illustrated stories perfectly created to encourage youngsters setting out on independent reading… With cosy stories to enjoy and Stephens’ stunning four-colour illustrations, all set in a beautifully imagined and utterly charming seaside world, this lovely book is ideal for bedtime sharing and building confidence in early readers.

Helen Stephens is the award-winning author and illustrator of Smelly Peggy and the How to Hide A Lion series, an international bestselling classic. Her books have been published in about 30 languages and have won some fancy-pants awards. Did you know? Helen likes to draw in the rain and wears her dressing gown over her clothes to work; it gets cold in Northumberland.Katie Chappell is known for drawing visual notes at events and boring big important meetings for people like Google, Netflix, Adobe, Apple … and she also loves to write! This is her first time co-writing a children’s book with her good pal and fellow illustrator Helen. Did you know? Katie spends a lot of time at fancy events drawing pictures, but her real goals in life are 1. more afternoon naps and 2. more mid-morning bubble baths.Did you know this other thing? Helen and Katie, and their pal Tania, are Captains of the Good Ship Illustration who offer no-nonsense advice for illustrators. They all live at the seaside and dream of an upside-down boat beach hut.

The fun, warmth and joys of friendship are explored in four colourfully illustrated stories perfectly created to encourage youngsters setting out on independent reading… With cosy stories to enjoy and Stephens’ stunning four-colour illustrations, all set in a beautifully imagined and utterly charming seaside world, this lovely book is ideal for bedtime sharing and building confidence in early readers.