Oliver's Milkshake

Vivian French is married and lives in Bristol. She has four daughters and a lot of pets! Vivian worked in children's theatre for ten years as both an actor and writer and has been telling stories for over fifteen years in schools, community centres and theatres. Her first three books were published in 1990, and since then she has written more than seventy books.

Alison Bartlett studied illustration at Anglia College of Art in Cambridge and began an MA at Kingston University. In 1993 she was shortlisted for the Macmillan Prize for Oliver's Vegetables. Oliver's Vegetables was also shortlisted for the Victoria and Albert Illustration Award. She lives in Bristol with her young son.