Francesca Simon spent her childhood in California, and then went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She now lives in London with her family. Emily Bolam trained at Brighton Art College and is a very successful illustrator of children's books. She lives and works in Brighton. Emily Bolam trained at Brighton Art College and is a very successful illustrator of children's books, among them Francesca Simon's MIAOW MIAOW, BOW WOW and Georgie Adams's THE THREE LITTLE WITCHES (both Orion). She lives and works in Brighton.