Lauren Child is the queen of typographical razzmatazz. -- Evening Standard 20050101 As funny as ever, with the usual distinction combination of graphics and collage artwork. -- Children's Bookseller 20040804 Boldly conceived ... brilliantly funny, and discerning. -- Carousel Magazine 20041101 This is a quirky and unusual picture book, with the distinctive style we have come to expect from Lauren Child. -- School Librarian 20040101

Lauren Child attended art schools in both Manchester and London. She is now a children's writer and illustrator, an artist's assistant and also works for a design consultancy. Lauren was awarded th Greenaway Medal in 2001 for Clarice Bean That's Me and won the Bronze Smarties Award for Beware of the Storybook Wolves.