About the Author

Emily Bolam is a British children's author and illustrator. She was born in Buckinghamshire in 1969. . She studied at Amersham College and Brighton College of Art under the tutelage of well known illustrators John Vernon Lord and Chris McEwan. Her first idea for a children's book began as a college project and was published upon her graduation. Since then, Emily has illustrated over a hundred books for children, by many different authors, including Georgie Adams, Vivian French and Francesca Simon. She has worked with publishers such as Penguin, Macmillan, Orchard Books and Orion amongst many others. She continues to live and work in Brighton where she shares her studio with other artists and illustrators. Nació en 1969 en Buckinghamshire, zona de la campiña inglesa. Estudió ilustración en el Brighton College of Art con los reconocidos ilustradores John Vernon Lord y Chris McEwan. Su primera idea para un libro infantil surgió como un proyecto de la universidad, que fue publicado tras su graduación. Ha ilustrado muchos libros para niños. Actualmente vive en Brighton.

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