Joanne has always loved anything creative and from a young age has enjoyed painting, colouring, sticking and glueing ñ anything messy! Joanne studied Illustration at Loughborough College of Art and Design. She now lives in West Sussex with her husband, two boys, and two cats. Since graduating, Joanne has illustrated childrenís picture books for many different publishers. She enjoys incorporating a variety of materials in her work to create bright, bold characters and loves drawing animals.

a lovely tale of friendship, temptation and compassion that offers humour but also understanding and gentle empathy both for children who unintentionally struggle to make the best choices, and those who struggle with other children's challenging behaviour.