Ruth Symes Author

Ruth Symes has written many novels and picture books, including the LITTLE REX and BELLA DONNA series for Piccadilly Press. She also writes dog books under the pseudonym Megan Rix, for Puffin, including the bestseller, THE PUPPY THAT CAME FOR CHRISTMAS. She was a resident writing coach on The Richard and Judy Show and was a judge on their Write a Children's Short Story competition. Follow Ruth at www.ruthsymes.com or on Twitter: @ruth_symes. Illustrator Sean Julian was born and raised in a small village in Derbyshire. He studied art at the local Art College in Mansfield, and then moved to Bristol to study illustration at the University of the West of England. Sean spends most of his working life illustrating children's books, including the LITTLE REX books for Piccadilly.