Alan MacDonald dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, but when he won a pen in a writing competition his fate was sealed. Alan has written over eighty children's books, which have been translated into many languages and won several awards. Alan also writes for TV. Francesca works as an illustrator of children's books and as a designer and art director for animation projects. She studied art, film and traditional animation in Rome. She makes her illustrations with drawings on paper and digitally and her favourite part of the process is creating appealing character designs. Francesca is Italian and lives in London.

This daft duo's gently pottering adventures are ideal for newly independent readers.

Alan MacDonald dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, but when he won a pen in a writing competition his fate was sealed. Alan has written over eighty children's books, which have been translated into many languages and won several awards. Alan also writes for TV. Francesca works as an illustrator of children's books and as a designer and art director for animation projects. She studied art, film and traditional animation in Rome. She makes her illustrations with drawings on paper and digitally and her favourite part of the process is creating appealing character designs. Francesca is Italian and lives in London.

This daft duo's gently pottering adventures are ideal for newly independent readers.

Alan MacDonald dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, but when he won a pen in a writing competition his fate was sealed. Alan has written over eighty children's books, which have been translated into many languages and won several awards. Alan also writes for TV. Francesca works as an illustrator of children's books and as a designer and art director for animation projects. She studied art, film and traditional animation in Rome. She makes her illustrations with drawings on paper and digitally and her favourite part of the process is creating appealing character designs. Francesca is Italian and lives in London.

This daft duo's gently pottering adventures are ideal for newly independent readers.