Vivian French is a professional story-teller as well as an
acclaimed children’s author who has written over 200 books for
children and young adults, including Oliver's Vegetables and the
Tiara Club series. A tutor in the Illustration Department at
Edinburgh College of Art, Vivian is co-founder of Picture Hooks, a
mentoring scheme for young illustrators, and in 2012 she was guest
selector for the children's programme at the Edinburgh Book
Festival. She is amongst the most popular authors in UK libraries –
her books are borrowed over half a million times a year. Vivian
lives in Edinburgh.
Angela Barrett studied at the Royal College of Art with Quentin
Blake and is one of Britain's most highly acclaimed illustrators.
She has won the Smarties Prize and the WH Smith Illustration Award
and has illustrated more than twenty-four books for children,
including classic tales, fairy tales, biographies, story
collections and picture books. She has also illustrated stamps for
Royal Mail. Angela lives in London.
Barrett's paintings are exquisitely dreamy and delicate.
*The Times*
Vivian French is a sublime story-teller.
*The Sunday Telegraph*
Exquisitely heartfelt
*The Independent*
Angela Barrett’s breathtaking and nostalgic illustrations give life
to an enchanting fairytale city full of subtle surprises while
French’s masterful retelling of the magical story makes this a
perfect wedding gift for true romantics.
*Lancashire Evening Post*
Barrett’s illustrations complement the story perfectly. They are
rendered in watercolour. The detail is painstaking and gorgeous,
from the braided mane of the snow white horse to the shimmering
scales of the mermaid. In all of the illustrations, Barrett employs
a palette of gentle colours, like colours from the edge of the
rainbow. There are washed-out pinks, greens, blues, and beige. The
overall effect is that of a world viewed the fuzzy lens of memory.
The Most Wonderful Thing in the World is a joy. It is a lovely
story and it is beautifully illustrated.
*Citizen Times*
...an enchanting tale set in a city full of subtle surprises. It is
a touching fairytale that will delight young and old.
*The Guernsey Press and Star*
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