Sally Symes worked for many years as a designer of children's books before turning her skills to writing them. Her collaborations with Nick Sharratt have won several awards, including The Educational Writers' Award for
The Gooey, Chewy, Rumble, Plop, and she is the author of the bestselling
Britannica First Big Book of Why. She works from a shed in Sussex, UK, accompanied by her grumpy cat.
