Lucinda Gifford is the author and illustrator of many well-loved books for kids. In the 90s, Lucinda studied architecture in Scotland, where she learned to draw fancy buildings and moody scenery. Many years later, she put some of her best drawings in a folio and started looking for work illustrating children's books. Lucinda has since illustrated over 50 books, ten of which she has also written. She works from her studio in Melbourne's north and especially enjoys making books about chickens, wolves, dogs, cats and magical creatures. Lucinda loves her new job and plans to write and draw for the rest of her life, or until her hand drops off, or both.

'This wonderfully simple book is loads of fun to read aloud and perfect for teaching children to read with expression.' - bookskidslove'This is one of those books that is perfect for encouraging littlies to read both the words and the pictures and tell their own story ... it really does encourage interaction with the whole book and provides so much scope for language development, not just reading. A true picture book where every element is interdependent and the key link between them is the reader and their imagination. ' - thebottomshelf.edublogs.org