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Martin Waddell is widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary writers of books for young people. Twice Winner of the Smarties Book Prize - for Farmer Duck and Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? - he also won the Kurt Maschler Award for The Park in the Dark and the Best Books for Babies Award for Rosie's Babies. Among his many other titles are the novels Tango's Baby, The Life and Loves of Zoe T. Curley, The Kidnapping of Suzie Q, The Beat of the Drum, Frankie's Story and Starry Night, Winner of the 1986 Other Award. He was the Irish nominee for the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Author Award. Leo Hartas has been drawing for most of his life and has illustrated numerous books for children, including several other books about Mimi and her mouse family such as Mimi's Christmas. Mimi and the Blackberry Pies and Mimi and the Dream House. Leo began illustrating fantasy gamebooks in 1983, some of which take almost two years to complete because they are so detailed. He says of his work. "All I have ever done has been because I enjoy it myself - but I'm delighted to find children enjoy it too!" Leo lives in Brighton.