Books by Stella Maidment

Stella Maidment graduated from St Anne's College, Oxford with a degree in English Language and Literature. She spent seven years working as an editor in book publishing before embarking on her career as a children's writer. She particularly enjoys making classic stories more accessible to today's young readers and her titles in this field include Tales from the Arabian Nights and Tales from the Wind in the Willows (both Chrysalis Children's Books). After living in London for many years she has now returned to Oxford where she lives with her husband and teenage daughters. Olwyn Whelan gained an advanced Diploma in Visual Communications from the College of Marketing and Design, Dublin, and a Post-graduate Diploma in Illustration from Edinburgh College of Art. In addition to working as a cartoonist and illustrator for Scottish newspapers, she has lectured on art and design and worked as a graphic designer. Her books include The Barefoot Book of Princesses (1998), The Barefoot Book of Pirates (1998), The Mermaid of Cafur (1999) and A Child's Book of Blessings (1999). She won The Times Educational Supplement Award for her books for H.M.S.O. Olwyn has recently moved back to Ireland and lives on the coast of county Meath with her husband and two children.