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Smriti Halls Author

Smriti Halls Is the internationally bestselling author of over 30 books for children. Before becoming a full time writer in 2012, she worked in children's publishing and television. She's now been published in more than 30 languages from Arabic to Afrikaans and from Catalan to Korean. She lives in London, UK with her husband and three children. Mexican-born artist, Erika Meza, has trained in both Tijuana (where she studied graphic design) and Paris, where she attended the Illustration programme at L'École Nationale Superieure des Arts Décoratifs. The illustrator of many beautiful books, including the award-winning My Two Border Towns, written by David Bowles, Erika now lives in London.