Dawn McNiff

Dawn was born in a blue house near the sea in Sussex. She now lives in a brown house near some sheep in the Cotswolds.

Other important things to know about Dawn:

1. she has a cuddly but wayward dog called Jack Humphrey Norbert (aka Wolf) who's in charge of her.

2. Never challenge Dawn to a water fight cos you'll lose. Really...

3. Her latest picturebook - JAY RUNS AWAY - is about pirates and has some loud parrots in it. Dawn is learning to speak fluent parrot.

Instagram: @dawnmcniff.author