Beti and the Little Round House

About Atinuke

Atinuke was born in Nigeria and spent her childhood in both Africa and the UK. As a traditional oral storyteller drawing upon her recent Yoruba ancestry she visits schools and theatres all over the world. Atinuke is the author of the bestselling Anna Hibiscus fiction series the Too Small Tola series the No. 1 Car Spotter series the non-fiction book Africa Amazing Africa illustrated by Mouni Feddag and the picture books Baby Goes to Market B Is for Baby and Catch That Chicken! all illustrated by Angela Brooksbank. Atinuke supports the charity SOS Children's Village. Visit her online at atinuke-author.weebly.comBorn in Hilo Hawaii Emily Hughes is a talented young illustrator who studied at The Arts University College Bournemouth and whose first picture book Wild was met to great acclaim. Inspired by picture book illustration from the 1960s and 1970s and Chinese cinema Emily is quickly becoming renowned for the enchanting atmospheric worlds she creates for her each and every character. She has illustrated A Brave Bear by Sean Taylor Charlie and Mouse by Laurel Snyder and Everything You Need for a Treehouse by Carter Higgins. Find Emily online at e-hug.blogspot.co.uk and on Twitter as @plaidemily.