Diane is a retired Primary School Teacher withover 30 years of experience in education.Graduating from Manchester MetropolitanUniversity with a B A (Hons) First ClassDegree in Early Childhood Studies, she workedas a Nursery teacher and Foundation StageLeader until her retirement. She has won anumber of awards for her children's picturebooks featuring Baby Bird, and her story aboutstarting school. Jeannie has been a skilled artist for many yearsand has recently turned her talent to writingand illustrating children's books. Eachillustration is hand-painted using mainlywatercolours & pen and ink.Working from her studio in Kent, whichoverlooks her garden and the fields beyond, Jeannie has illustrated and successfullypublished a number of children's books.