Wendy is a Doctor of English Literature and an award-winning children's author. Her debut children's book, A Hen in the Wardrobe, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award for 'Outstanding First Novel', was selected as one of the Guardian's 'Best 50 diverse Children's Books since the 1950s' and won the John C Laurence Award for 'improving relations between the races'. Wendy is also the author of several picture books, including the highly acclaimed Lubna andPebble-a TIME Magazine '10 Best YA and Children's Books of 2019'. Merle Goll grew up in the north of Germany. More than 25 years ago, she left the shores of the Baltic Sea after school to spend a year inEngland, and it has been her home ever since.