Grumpy Monster is Coming for Dinner

Ellie has over eight years experience in children's publishing in roles ranging from International Rights Manager to Literary Agent to Acting Publisher at one of the UK's largest publishers. Most recently Ellie was Editorial and Content Manager at Magic Town, the world's first digital playground for picture books, where she managed animators, illustrators, writers and audio producers to create over a hundred digital books for major publishers. She is also an experienced children's writer and has written five books in the bestselling Michael Recycle series as well as numerous other picture books including Tail of the Whale, which was nominated for the Booktrust Early Years Award. Maxine is a Liverpool-based illustrator and designer and has been working as a freelancer since graduating with a BA(Hons) in Digital Arts in 2004. She also works part-time as a college art technician and a visiting lecturer in Graphic Design, Multimedia and Art. She has completed both design and illustration projects for high profile clients, including the NHS, Express Newspapers and Nokia UK.