Julia Donaldson is the UK's most successful picture book author; her titles include the acknowledged modern classic, Smarties Prize winning THE GRUFFALO (978-0-333-71093-7), illustrated by Axel Scheffler and the young fiction series PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE, also illustrated by Lydia Monks. Julia's brilliant events for children at schools, libraries and literary festivals are always in demand. Lydia Monks is one of the most original picture book artists working today. Her distinctive use of colour and collage has gained her a strong following and the Smarties Prize. She is the illustrator of the bestselling titles SHARING A SHELL (978-1-4050-2048-0) and WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD (978-0-230-70650-7) for Julia Donaldson and THE SKIPPING ROPE SNAKE (978-0-333-99327-9), written by Carol Ann Duffy.