Antonia Barber's
The Ghosts was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and filmed as
The Amazing Mr Blunden.
The Mousehole Cat was a finalist for the Smarties Prize, winner of the 1990 British Book Award and Commended for the 1991 Kate Greenaway Medal; it was later made into an animated film. In 1993
Tales from Grimm was selected for Child Education Best Collections of the Year.
Meilo So is the award-winning illustrator of many picture books for Frances Lincoln. She was born in Hong Kong, educated at Brighton College of Art and now lives in the UK with her husband and daughter.