Frann Preston-Gannon

Frann Preston-Gannon is a London-based illustrator and author (and former bookseller), whose books include the bestselling Hot Dog, Cold Dog (POW! 2013) and How to Lose a Lemur (Sterling, 2013). Her varied clients have included The Sunday Times and Burt's Bees. Her first book, The Journey Home, was published in October 2011 and was shortlisted for four separate book awards including the Waterstone's Children's Prize. Frann was the UK's first ever Sendak Fellowship recipient, which sent her to work in residence with Maurice Sendak on his estate in Connecticut before his death in 2012. Visit her website, www.frann.co.uk.