Helen Haraldsen is a children's author, English teacher and former school librarian. Her mission in life is to inspire young people to love reading and writing so that they have the literacy skills they need to access life's opportunities: being Lit Fit for Life! She loves writing books for and with young people, and introducing children to the book that turns them into a reader is one of the highlights of her job. When she's not reading, writing or teaching, she'll be busy at home in Cumbria looking after a variety of horses, dogs, ducks and geese! She's a life-long animal lover and often uses her own pets as characters in her books.
