Chris Riddell is an accomplished artist and political cartoonist for the Observer, who has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes including the 2001 and 2004 Kate Greenaway Medals, and his previous work for Macmillan includes Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, The Emperor of Absurdia and, with Paul Stewart, Muddle Earth and the Blobheads series. Chris lives in Brighton with his family.