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About Mary Auld

Mary Auld (Author) Mary Auld is a writer of children's information books working over a broad range of subjects. She has been actively involved in music from an early age both singing and playing the flute on an amateur basis. She loves making music in a group be that in an orchestra or a choir. Whether making music or writing children's books her aim is to share her enthusiasm and inspire readers. Mary Auld is a pen name for Rachel Cooke who is an honorary fellow of the English Association in recognition of her editorial work in children's non-fiction.Sue Downing (Illustrator) Sue lives and works in a little eco house in Newcastle upon Tyne with her husband and two children. She loves to draw design and make things. Since leaving Edinburgh College of art in the late 1990s she's worked in-house on a freelance basis as an illustrator product/licensed character developer a designer/maker of jewellery greetings cards and wrapping paper - never a dull moment! Sue's inspirations are many - from knitted toys Japanese design and Scandinavian Chic to Modernism Dick Bruna and Info-graphics. She's drawn to anything that is quirky humorous and minimal in design and hopes that this is reflected in her illustration.