Jan Pienkowski has worked as an art director in advertising, publishing and children's television. He is also director of a greetings card company, as well as a children's book creator. Jan has illustrated the hugely popular Meg and Mog books, written by Helen Nicholl, and won the 1979 Kate Greenaway Medal for Haunted House (9781844288748). His other titles include Goodnight (9780744581423) and The First Noel (9780744557800). He lives in London.