A Song in the Mist

About Corrinne Averiss

Fiona is the author and illustrator of Hiding Heidi Poppy and the Blooms and Look and Hello . Look was the winner of the prestigious AOI World Illustration Award (Children>'s Books/Professional category 2019). Look and Hello were both selected for The Society of Illustrators Original Art Show in New York. Fiona>'s debut book Hiding Heidi was nominated for the CILIP Greenaway Award as were her illustrations for A Dot in the Snow by Corrinne Averiss and The Snow Dragon by Abi Elphinstone which was also chosen as an Independent Booksellers>' Children>'s Book of the Month and in The Guardian>'s Best Books of the Year. Fiona creates her unique illustrations with children>'s blow pens rubber stamps stencils and by experimenting with printing techniques. Corrinne is the author of My Pet Star winner of the Sainsbury>'s Children>'s Book of the Year and Stockport Children>'s Book Award and in over 450000 homes as part of Booktrust>'s Pyjamarama campaign. Her first book A Dot in the Snow illustrated by Fiona Woodcock was nominated for the CILIP Greenaway award featured on CBeebies>' Bedtime Stories and in The Sunday Times>' Books of the Year. She is the author of Joy Hope and Love Sorrel and the Sleepover The Boy on the Bench and Floss the Playground Boss. She is drawn to themes of identity and belonging and aims to deliver big feelings with humour and tenderness.