Cathy Cassidy wrote and illustrated her first book at 8 years old for her little brother and has been writing and drawing ever since. Cathy has worked as an editor on Jackie magazine, a teacher and as agony aunt on Shout Magazine. She lives in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland with her husband, 2 young children, 3 cats, 2 rabbits and a mad hairy lurcher called Kelpie. Angel Cake is her sixth book for Puffin, following the success of Dizzy, Indigo Blue, Driftwood, Scarlett and Lucky Star. Cherry Crush is due in the Autumn.
You can visit Cathy's website at www.cathycassidy.com
Photo credit: Chris Watt