Stephanie Blake's passion for writing and illustrating began in childhood when she created books for her brothers and sisters as birthday presents. As a child, she also fell in love with the books of Dr. Seuss, Ludwig Bemelmans, and William Steig. After moving to France, she discovered other writers and artists whose work continued to inspire her stories and drawings. She is the author and illustrator of dozens of highly successful books in France, many of them children's favorites.

"I love Stupid Baby for its provocative attitude and for the wonderful, simple, evocative pictures… It’s going to work best if the reader can treat it with real humour and zest, the kids will certainly get it."