Biographical note

Atinuke was born in Nigeria and spent her childhood in both Africa and the UK. She works internationally as a storyteller, telling tales from both Africa and the African Diaspora. Her stories are a medley of traditional folklore and contemporary urban life. Set in the Africa of her childhood, Anna Hibiscus (9781406306552) was her first book. Atinuke lives with her husband and two young sons in Wales.

Lauren Tobia worked as an intensive care nurse for many years before taking a foundation course and gaining a degree in illustration from the University of the West of England. While studying, she was highly commended in the Macmillan Children’s Book Prize. Anna Hibiscus (9781406306552) was her first children’s book. She lives in Bristol with her husband, two daughters and a greyhound called Mickey.