Jill Paton Walsh

Jill Paton Walsh is a distinguished writer, best-known for her adult novel, Knowledge of Angels, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize. Among her many children's titles are The Dolphin Crossing 'widely acknowledged as a modern classic'; Gaffer Samson's Luck 'Winner of the Smarties Prize'; The Emperor's Winding Sheet 'Winner of the Whitbread Award' and Thomas and the Tinners 'Winner of the Smarties Prize'.