The Tale of Jack Frost - Tapa dura

David Melling has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Book Award. Before becoming an internationally-acclaimed and best-selling author / illustrator, David worked as a photographer and as an animation artist for films including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. He was born in Oxford and still lives near the city with his wife and two children. One of his most popular picture books The Tale of Jack Frost was animated and shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day. Hugless Douglas was shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award and Don't Worry, Hugless Douglas was shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award.

David Melling has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Book Award. His Hugless Douglas books have sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide, and the loveable brown bear has starred in a World Book Day book as well as his own theatre show. Before becoming an internationally-acclaimed author-illustrator, David worked as an animation artist for films including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. One of his most popular picture books T he Tale of Jack Frost was animated and shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day.