Anna Branford
5 stars across 21 books
Anna Branford was born on the Isle of Man, but spent her childhood in Sudan, Papua New Guinea
and Australia. Once, when she was very itchy with the chicken pox, her dad read her The Very Hungry Caterpillar thirty times in a row. Anna lectures in Sociology at Victoria University, Australia, and spends her evenings writing stories, kept company by a furry black cat called Florence. Visit Anna's website at www.annabranford.com.
Sam Wilson graduated from Kingston University in 1999. The Violet Mackerel books are the first titles she has illustrated for children. She says, "It has been such fun drawing Violet, she is a gorgeous character with such an adventurous spirit." Sam lives in the Gloucestershire countryside. Visit Sam's website at www.samwilsonillustration.com.