Carline Binch is an award winning children’s author and illustrator. She was born in Manchester in 1947 and now lives in West Cornwall. A renowned illustrator, in 1994, Caroline branched out into writing children’s books. Caroline’s illustrations for "Hue Boy", written by Rita Phillips Mitchell, won the Smarties Prize in 1993. She is perhaps best known for "Amazing Grace" and "Grace & Family". "Gregory Cool", which she wrote and illustrated, was short listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. It was followed by "Since Dad Left", which won the United Kingdom Book Award in 1998, "New Born", written by Kathy Henderson and "Starring Grace", by Mary Hoffman.
