Firecrackers

Zaro Weil lives in France. She has been a lot of things; dancer, theatre director, actress, poet, playwright, educator, quilt collector and historian, author, publisher, and a few other things. Her poetry for children has appeared in many anthologies. Her books Cherry Moon and Spot Guevara, were highly acclaimed for their writing, design and presentation. Jo Riddell has a studio in an old coach house at the bottom of her garden which she shares with her husband, the former children's laureate and illustrator, Chris Riddell. After a BA degree at Brighton University Jo worked in children's books, publishing twelve books over ten years.