Bear, the Book and the Blanket

Lou Peacock (Author) Lou Peacock loves words, stories and poems and has nearly thirty years of experience in children's publishing. She is Nosy Crow's Publishing Director at Large for Picture Books, and her own stories have been published in nearly 30 languages. Lou's previous poetry anthology - the highly-acclaimed A Whale of a Time, illustrated by Matt Hunt - was a Waterstones Book of the Year in 2023 and also The Times book of the week. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and son and their small black fluffy dog called Lyra.Ged Adamson (Illustrator) Ged was born in Liverpool and as a child he was obsessed with drawing, listening to music and making up tunes.In 2016, his story about a short-sighted dog, Douglas You Need Glasses! received rave reviews and became his breakthrough picture book.Ged has since written and illustrated many books including Shark Dog! and A Fox Found a Box.He lives in London with his partner Helen and their son Rex.