About Kes Gray:

Kes Gray was noted by The Independent as one of the top ten children’s authors in the UK in 2003. He is the author of the award-winning Eat Your Peas and six more titles in the acclaimed Daisy series, as well as many other titles including Billy’s Bucket, illustrated by Garry Parsons, winner of the Red House Children’s Book Award for Younger Readers.

Nick Sharratt has illustrated many books for children. Pants, written by Giles Andreae, won the 2003 Children’s Book Award and The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong won it in 1997. He is the illustrator of all Jacqueline Wilson’s prize-winning children’s novels and he writes and illustrates his own books too. He lives in Brighton.

006 and a Bit has won the Nottingham Children's Book Award

EAT YOUR PEAS has won the Children's Book Award, Stockport Schools Book Award for KS1, Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Experian Big 3 Award. It was also shortlisted for the Blue Peter Award.

006 AND A BIT is shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award.

‘Kes Gray has written a story of everyday make-believe which benefits enormously from Nick Sharratt's perfectly judged ilustrations.’ TES

‘This is a great book for reading aloud...Very inventive.’ Supernanny

"Sure-fire winners to pre-schoolers and juniors" Bookseller on the Daisy series

"Brilliantly illustrated, this bright and jokey book is a winner" Independent on Eat Your Peas

"Just splendid" Books for Keeps

"The illustrations are as cheeky as Daisy… a satisfying final twist" Waterstones’ Books Quarterly