- Author and artist both available for school and library visits, events and festivals.

"Lovely story and the illustrations are full of fun and life. A perfect bedtime story." Parents in Touch "Dynamic compositions and jolly palette allow us not take this anxious story too seriously while chalky textures and simple patterns keep the images bold and varied viewpoints keep the scale lively. Wonderfully quirky." -- Jana Novotny Hunter Books for Keeps "Some very distinctive bears, full of life and just scary enough without frightening the bed-time reader too much." -- Anne Rooney armadillomagazine.com "Engaging tale with lots of detail and character expression to pore over. Another excellent, amusing winner." Peters "Very funny tale brilliantly illustrated to catch the eye of all little folk and disbelieving adults." The Teacher

Schoolteacher and journalist Julia Jarman has written over 80 books for children. She lives near Bedford with her husband and has three grown-up children. She now devotes a lot of time to school and library visits. Lynne Chapman was born in London and has been drawing since she was old enough to hold a pencil. She studied at Middlesex University. She has created numerous picture books which have been published all over the world.