Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic titles such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Who Wouldn’t Go to Bed and Tatty Ratty. Her books have been translated into 26 languages and won many awards including the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal – twice. Maya Shleifer is an award-winning multidisciplinary illustrator and designer, drawn most to visual storytelling through children’s books.
[a] poignant story * The Bookseller *