Lois Rock ========= LOIS ROCK has established an international reputation as a children's writer. Specialising in Bible stories, prayer books, and information books, her books have been translated into over 30 languages with sales of 4million copies. Alison Jay ========== Alison Jay graduated with a first-class degree in illustration from theLondon College of Printing. She worked in animation before moving on tochildren's illustration. She is well known for her beautiful children'sbooks illustrations and has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway prizefour times. She won the Transworld Children's Book Award in the AOI Images Best of British illustration. Alison works in alkyd paint, which is aquick drying oil paint. Sometimes, she coats the illustration with layers of varnish to give the illustrations an aged crackled effect.