JACQUELINEWILSON:JacquelineWilsonisoneofBritain'smostoutstandingwritersforyoungreaders.SheisthemostborrowedauthorfromBritishlibrariesandhassoldover25millionbooksinthiscountry.Asachild,shealwayswantedtobeawriterandwroteherfirst'novel'whenshewasnine,fillingcountlessexercisebooksasshegrewup.ShestartedworkatapublishingcompanyandthenwentontoworkasajournalistonJackiemagazine(whichwasnamedafterher)beforeturningtowritefictionfulltime.JacquelinehasbeenhonouredwithmanyoftheUK'stopawardsforchildren'sbooks,inclusdingtheGuardianChildren'sFictionAward,theSmartiesPrize,theRedHouseBookAwardandtheChildren'sBookoftheYear.InJune2002JacquelinewasgivenanOBEforservicestoliteracyinschoolsandin2008shewasmadeaDame.NICKSHARRATT:NickSharrattknewfromanearlyagethathewantedtousehisartisticskillsinhiscareer.HewenttoManchesterPolytechnictodoanArtFoundationcourse,followedbyaBA)hONS)inGraphicDesignatStMartin'sSchoolofArtinLondon.Sincegraduatingin1984,Nickhasbeenworkingfull-timeasanillustrator,withhisworkhugelyindemandforchildren'sbooks.HisfamouscollaborationwithJacquelineWilsonbeganwithTheStoryofTracyBeaker,publishedin1991andhehasillustratedeveryoneofherbest-sellingbookspublishedbyDoubleday/Corgisincethen.Nickalsoillustratesfull-colourpictureandnoveltybookssuchasEatYourPeas(BodleyHead),writtenbyKesGray,whichwonthe2000Children'sBookAwardandPants(DavidFicklingBooks),writtenbyGilesAndreae,whichalsowontheChildren'sBookAwardandwasshortlistedfortheKateGreenawayMedalin2003.Healsowriteshisownpicturebooks.NicklivesinBrighton,Sussex.