Kristie Pickersgill was born and raised in Yorkshire, where she developed a love of animals, nature and the great outdoors. After studying Chemistry at the University of York, she worked as a school lab technician before making the leap into educational publishing.Maddie Frost creates her illustrations by making handmade textured and patterned swatches with materials like watercolour paint, crayon, pencils, and even kitchen spices! She scans the swatches into Photoshop and digitally cuts the shapes she needs to make something. Her final images can consist of anywhere from fifty to five hundred pieces that are all layered together. Maddie lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, with her husband.

• Chapters in this book include:-Welcome to Wordy Woods- Rocky river- Weather watch- Party time- Gallery games- Going camping- Up, up, and away- Word mix-up- Flower garden- Word thief- Fairground fun- On the farm- Picture puzzles- Fruity fun- On vacation- Welcome to Number Jungle- Football fun- At Coconut Cafe- Sports day- Treasure huntt- Happy hives- Jungle safari- Balancing act- Harvest time- Birthday riddles- Crafty corner- Kite festival- On time