MARY HOFFMAN is the internationally acclaimed author of over 100 books for children, ranging from picture books to teenage fiction. Her first picture book for Frances Lincoln,Amazing Grace, has become a classic which, with its sequels in the series, has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. Mary’s other picture books for Frances Lincoln includeThe Colour of Homewith Karin Littlewood andAn Angel Just Like Mewith Cornelius van Wright, as well as the hugely successfulThe Great Big Book of Families, The Great Big Book of Feelings,andWelcome to the Family, all with Ros Asquith. Their next title together will be The Great Big Body Book. Mary Hoffman lives in Oxfordshire. For more information about her books visit her website:www.maryhoffman.co.uk