Erika McGann grew up in Drogheda, County Louth, and now lives in Dublin. She is the author of many books including The Demon Notebook (winner of the Waverton Good Read Children’s Award), the ‘Cass and the Bubble Street Gang’ series and Tabitha Plimtock and the Edge of the World. Her picture books include the Where Are You, Puffling? stories (illustrated by Gerry Daly) and Standing On One Leg Is Hard and What is a Peachick? (illustrated by Clive McFarland).Gerry Daly is a children's author and illustrator living in Dublin. His previous books include the best-selling Where Are You, Puffling?, Puffling and the Egg, It's Too Dark, Puffling and Wee Donkey's Treasure Hunt, all written by Erika McGann. Finn's First Song was his first author illustrated book, also published by The O'Brien Press. He loves to paint birds and animals, from the tiniest to the biggest of them all.

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