About the Author

Emily McDowall has always loved reading and writing. Her mother instilled a love of literature in her by reciting classic poems like The Highwayman and The Tyger when Emily was young. As a teen, Emily was a member of the School for Young Writers, tutored by Glyn Strange.

After a spell of writing mostly university essays, blogs and work reports, motherhood inspired Emily to get back into creative writing. This is Emily’s first book and she looks forward to reading it to her young son.

About the Illustrator
Julia Hegetusch was born in New Zealand but has spent much of her life living in Germany, growing up in a family of artists. She has formally and informally studied graphic design, photography, abstract and figurative art. It was during Covid that she discovered a love for illustration and narrative storytelling.

Julia works part-time as a childhood educator, which provides a great insight
into the stories that children enjoy. In her free time, she enjoys walking in the
mountains or forest, or on the beach. She currently resides in Levin with her partner and daughter.