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Anna Brooke Author

Anna Brooke (Author) Anna Brooke was been a Paris-based travel journalist for seventeen years, writing for the Sunday Times Travel magazine and The Times, and has also authored seven guidebooks on France for Frommer’s. Her debut novel was a SCBWI Undiscovered Voices winner and longlisted for the Bath Children’s Novel Award. When not writing, she has been an actress, a cabaret singer and an electro-pop artist, performing on stage and composing songs for films and commercials. Raised in Birmingham and Yorkshire, she now lives in Paris with her French-Canadian husband and son.Carly Gledhill (Illustrator) Carly Gledhill is a children’s book author and illustrator who has worked as a Print Designer for design studios and retailers, before completing an MA in Children’s book illustration and turning her hand to picture books and novelty books. Her books have been shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the British Book Design and Production Awards. Carly enjoys cycling through the Yorkshire Dales, playing netball and listening to true crime podcasts. She lives and works in Manchester, UK.