A Very Strange Creature - Tapa dura

Ronda Armitage was born in New Zealand, and later moved to London with her husband and children. Her first book, The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch, soon became a popular series of books. Ronda has gone on to write many much-loved stories for children, including A Very Strange Creature and the fabulous Small Knight and George series about a little knight and his pet dragon. Ronda lives in East Sussex with her husband, David. Layn studied BA History of Art at Reading University, then worked in libraries and lived in Belgium for three years with her husband and their two young children. When the family moved back to the UK, Layn enrolled at her local university, Southampton Solent, and gained a first class degree in Illustration. She has been writing and illustrating picture books ever since. Layn is particularly inspired by the natural world, so daily walks with her little dog Rufus are essential. As a child, Layn loved drawing and adored illustrations by EH Shepherd and David McKee. She has always enjoyed making things too, so school, library and festival visits now provide the perfect excuse for her to mess about making props. She particularly likes to do a bit of knitting, when she's not practising karate. Layn's titles have sold over a million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 20 different languages. A Very Strange Creature was short-listed for the Red House Book Award and Hurry up and Slow down won the Never too Young Coventry Inspirations Book Award in 2010. Books Written by Layn Marlow and illustrated by Joelle Dreidemy: THE WITCH WITH A TWITCH Little Tiger Press Written and illustrated by Layn Marlow: HURRY UP AND SLOW DOWN Oxford University Press YOU MAKE ME SMILE Oxford University Press (winter 2013) Written by Amber Stewart and illustrated by Layn Marlow: HOW MANY SLEEPS? Oxford University Press I LOVE MY CLOTH Oxford University Press LITTLE BY LITTLE Oxford University Press JUST LIKE TONIGHT Oxford University Press PUDDLE'S BIG STEP Oxford University Press BRAMBLE THE BRAVE Oxford University Press TOO SMALL FOR MY BIG BED Oxford University Press (spring 2013) Written by Ann Bonwill and illustrated by Layn Marlow: BUG AND BEAR Oxford University Press