NICOLA REDDY has worked in publishing for many years. By day, she edits books for readers of all ages, and by night, she loves to share her favourites with her two young kids. Originally from Waterford, she now lives in Dublin with her family. Her first book for The O'Brien Press is Tread Softly: Classic Irish Poems for Children.

delightful – a pleasure to read and to look at. Reminiscent of the work of Eric Carle … Simple in a way that looks effortless, this is the kind of picturebook that brings smiles to the reader and the audience, as it tells a sweet and rather profound story in well-chosen words and lush images