High Island Blues by Ann Cleeves

High Island Blues by Ann Cleeves

What if Ants Wore Orange Pants was originally conceived as a gift book for the author's grandsons. Starting as two illustrated prints given as baby gifts, it grew over several years into a complete alphabet book. 26 little rhymes for little readers make learning the alphabet as much fun for parents to read as for children to enjoy on their own.

Ann Cleeves is the author of over thirty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez who can now be found on television in ITV's Vera and BBC One's Shetland. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook, and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of 'Murder Squad', working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann is also a passionate champion for libraries and was a National Libraries Day Ambassador in 2016. Ann lives in North Tyneside near where the Vera books are set.