Reading Champion: Mila at the Seaside

Sue Graves (Author) Sue Graves has been a freelance children's author for more than 17 years. She has written over two hundred books for children from pre-school up to 15+ years. She writes fiction and non-fiction, plays and poetry across the age ranges. Sue loves reading all sorts of books and is at her happiest when she has a book in her hand. She also loves painting in watercolours, playing tennis and badminton and going for long walks in the country with her husband and children.Marie Bollmann (Illustrator) I am a freelance illustrator and artist specializing in children's media. I was born in a quaint historical town called Münster in the West of Germany. There, I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Design, majoring in Illustration. Today I am based in Hamburg, a big northern city. I love working digitally and in traditional media, or a combination of both. In my illustrative work I strive to be colourful and detailed with loveable and humorous characters. I want my work to be inclusive and promote positivity, while also being able to convey information. I have a particular interest in non-fiction combined with story.