Award-winning author Joanne Oppenheim has also written the Miracle of the First Pointsettia for Barefoot Books Joanna lives in New York Miriam Latimer studied illustration at the University of the West of England. She now works as a full-time illustrator and combines this with workshops for primary school children. Miriam lives with her husband and two sons in Devon, England. She is a beloved Barefoot Books collaborator whose illustration credits include The Prince’s Bedtime, The Prince’s Breakfast and the popular Ruby series.

“This spirited tale may not lull little ones to sleep, but it will surely put a smile on their faces” — Publishers Weekly