Opal Dunn is an education consultant specialising in early language development, with a particular interest in English as a second or additional language. She has won many awards for her work with children. She is extensively published; much of her work is educational and concentrates on English and French as a foreign language but her Trade publications include: 1988 Track me Back books by Macmillan/Campbell (sold to Denmark, France, Greece, Spain and to Henry Holt US); 1991 Match and Patch Books by Transworld (3 co-eds) and 1999 Hippety-hop, Hippety- hay by Frances Lincoln.