About the AuthorWendy Cooling was educated in Norwich and then spent time travelling the world. On her return to England she trained as a teacher, and taught English in London for many years. She left teaching to work on the promotion of books and reading as Head of the Children's Book Foundation (now Booktrust), and later founded Bookstart, the national programme that helps to bring books to young readers.Wendy Cooling , Steve Cox (Illustrator)Paperback:144 pagesISBN-10:9780140374582ISBN-13:978-0140374582Product Dimensions:12.9 x 0.79 x 19.81 cmPublisher:Puffin; UK ed. Edition (25 January 1996)Reading level:3 - 5 yearsASIN:0140374582Language:English