Kathryn Wanless has a bachelor's degree in Linguistics from University College London and a Master's in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. She loves both words and pictures in equal measure. She has taught in Europe, the UK and the US, including six years spent in the wonderful world of preschool education. She now resides near Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK where she teaches Art and invests much of her spare time acting in a local Shakespeare theatre company. This is her debut book as both author and illustrator. Visit her at kathrynwanless.com.