Penguin Huddle

Ross Montgomery is the author of the picture books Ten Delicious Teachers, illustrated by Sarah Warburton, which won the Bishop Stortford Picture Book Award and was Highly Commended for the Teach Early Years Award, Space Tortoise, illustrated by David Litchfield, which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal and selected as one of the Guardian's best new books for children 2018, as well as the middle-grade fiction titles, Max and the Millions and Christmas Dinner of Souls, both with illustrations by David Litchfield. His debut novel, Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door, was nominated for the Costa Children’s Book of the Year and the Branford Boase Award. His novel The Midnight Guardians was the Waterstones Children's Book of the Month. It was also selected as one of The Sunday Times' “Top 100 Modern Children’s Classics”. His books have also been nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Award. He lives in London with his girlfriend and their cat, called Fun Bobby. Find him online at rossmontgomery.co.uk and on Twitter and Instagram as @mossmontmomery. Sarah Warburton is an illustrator of Ten Delicious Teachers by Ross Montgomery, which won the Bishop Stortford Picture Book Award and was Highly Commended for the Teach Early Years Award, the Princess series by Caryl Hart, the Twinkle series by Katharine Holabird, and the bestselling Dinosaurs in the Supermarket, Dinosaurs in my School, My Adventure Island and Pirates in the Supermarket, all by Timothy Knapman, and Daddy Lion's Tea Party, Man and the Won't Go To Bed Show, and Mabel and Me all written by Mark Sperring. Sarah lives in Bristol with her family. Find her online at sarahwarburtonillustrations.co.uk and on Instagram as s_warburton_ish_ and Twitter as @SarahWarbie