Anne Fine

Anne Fine was named the second British Children's Laureate in 2001. A distinguished writer for readers of all ages with more than forty books to her credit - including the hilarious ALIAS MADAME DOUBTFIRE - she is a two-time winner of both the Whitbread Children's Novel Award and the Carnegie Medal, Britain's most coveted children's literature award. She has also won the GUARDIAN Children's Literature Award and a Smarties Prize. Her work has been translated into twenty-five languages.
Penny Dale has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including her own TEN IN THE BED, TEN OUT OF BED, TEN PLAY HIDE-AND-SEEK, and BIG BROTHER, LITTLE BROTHER.