One little guinea-pig and a whole lot of mischief!
Michael Bond grew up in Berkshire alongside three guinea-pigs: Pip,
Squeak, and Wilfred. Michael's first short story appeared in 1947
while he was serving in the army, but it was not until his debut
children's book, A Bear Called Paddington, was publshed to huge
success that Michael left his job at the BBC and turned to writing
full time. He was honoured with an OBE in 1997 for his services to
children's literature and a CBE in 2015. Michael is married and
lives in
London. Catherine Rayner spent her childhood in Yorkshire. While
studying illustration at Edinburgh College of Art Catherine fell in
love with the city and made it her home. She lives there with
her
husband and a small menagerie of animals including Marvin the
guinea-pig. Catherine has written and illustrated seven beautiful
picture books and was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2009 for
Harris Finds His Feet.
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