Rachel Rooney is one of the most admired poets writing for children and young adults today. She worked as a teacher of children with additional needs while bringing up her three sons and continues to take a close interest in issues around mental health and wellbeing, particularly for girls and women. She is the author of The Language of Cat, winner of the CLiPPA Award in 2011, My Life as a Goldfish and A Kid in My Class, both shortlisted for the CLiPPA. A Kid in My Class also won the North Somerset Teachers Book Award in 2019. She lives in Brighton, East Sussex.Milo Hartnoll studied illustration at the University of Brighton and is a painter and illustrator. Hey, Girl is his first book. He is the son of Rachel Rooney and lives in Brighton, East Sussex.
