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Katya Balen is an award-winning author of books for children. Her debut novel, The Space We’re In, was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award, October, October won the Yoto Carnegie Medal and the UKLA Book Award, and The Light in Everything was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal. When she’s not writing books, Katya likes to scroll through dog-rescue websites, bake and attempt to keep her house plants alive. Katya lives in south-east London. Whilst working initially as a primary teacher, then within community arts and theatre, Gill Smith pursued illustration and achieved an MA with distinction in Children’s Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She was shortlisted for the Batsford Illustration prize and a winner of international competition, ""Picture This"". She illustrated Maria's Island, a retelling of Victoria Hislop's bestselling book, The Island, reimagined for children. She also illustrated Saving the Butterfly, which was shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize. Gill lives in Liverpool.
[a] sweet story about an animal-loving girl […] Balen is a beautiful writer and this series is sweet, gentle, escapist, and warm. * The Bookseller * With its adorably determined heroine and animal escapades, this is a heartwarming start to a series. * The Bookseller, 10 Titles Not to Miss in March * First in a heart-warming animal adventure series from Balen, the winner of the 2022 Yoto Carnegie Medal, and Smith. * The Bookseller *
