M.H. Clark is a poet and writer who has received multiple awards, including the Washington State Book Award and two Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. She has traveled the world and lived in many wonderful places—but she believes she belongs most of all in a little house with a large library, someplace where the forest meets the sea. Daisy Hirst is an author-illustrator based in London. After studying English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick, she earned an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Her published works include I Like Trains, Get Real, Mallory!, Hilda and the Runaway Baby, and the popular Natalie & Alphonse series. In addition to her books, Hirst has taught illustration and led creative workshops for both children and adults. She lives with her partner and daughter, where she continues to create stories that celebrate imagination, emotion, and the everyday wonder of childhood.

M.H. Clark is a poet and writer who has received multiple awards, including the Washington State Book Award and two Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. She has traveled the world and lived in many wonderful places—but she believes she belongs most of all in a little house with a large library, someplace where the forest meets the sea. Daisy Hirst is an author-illustrator based in London. After studying English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick, she earned an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Her published works include I Like Trains, Get Real, Mallory!, Hilda and the Runaway Baby, and the popular Natalie & Alphonse series. In addition to her books, Hirst has taught illustration and led creative workshops for both children and adults. She lives with her partner and daughter, where she continues to create stories that celebrate imagination, emotion, and the everyday wonder of childhood.

M.H. Clark is a poet and writer who has received multiple awards, including the Washington State Book Award and two Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. She has traveled the world and lived in many wonderful places—but she believes she belongs most of all in a little house with a large library, someplace where the forest meets the sea. Daisy Hirst is an author-illustrator based in London. After studying English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick, she earned an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Her published works include I Like Trains, Get Real, Mallory!, Hilda and the Runaway Baby, and the popular Natalie & Alphonse series. In addition to her books, Hirst has taught illustration and led creative workshops for both children and adults. She lives with her partner and daughter, where she continues to create stories that celebrate imagination, emotion, and the everyday wonder of childhood.