Ruff and the Wonderfully Amazing Busy Day

Gillian Shields is a new talent in picture books and is set to make a very strong impression with her first book, Ben and Gran. She writes both picture books and full-length children’s fiction, using her experience as a drama teacher for inspiration. Gillian lives a busy life, both writing and teaching, and lives in Sussex with her husband, two children and a little brown dog.

Caroline Jayne Church has worked in every field of illustration, including advertising, packaging, character creation, card design and paper products. She has created characters for Safeways, Asda and Innocent. She now works from a studio in Surrey writing and illustrating children’s books, many of which have won awards and been translated into over 8 languages. This is her first book for Orchard.