My Mummy - Hardcover

I could travel round the world And know I'd never find A mummy even half as nice Or brilliant as mine! From playing games to making things and cuddling her baby tight, Little Bear's mum is great at everything! But best of all, she belongs to Little Bear!

Lucy Barnard grew up in a very artistic family and knew from an early age that she wanted to work in illustration. After graduating from the University of Plymouth with an illustration degree, Lucy worked in publishing for a time, before becoming a freelance illustrator and realising her ambition of working on children's books. MY MUMMY is Lucy's first book for Macmillan. Paula Metcalf is a hugely talented picture book creator who was Highly Commended in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2003. Paula is the author and illustrator of several books for Macmillan, including the brilliantly funny NORMA SNOWS (978-0-230-53177-2) and PODDY AND FLORA (978-0-230-70736-8). Paula was previously Illustrator-in-Residence at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Buckinghamshire, and now runs popular workshops in schools.