Lizzie Harris has hair the colour of magic. Lizzie Harris has a nose as sweet as music. Lizzie Harris has arms as wonderful as rainbows. Only thing is, Lizzie Harris won't go out with Sterling Thaxton. Sterling needs help, but who can he ask? Not his friend Doctor Edward Robinson ... that would be too embarrassing. Perhaps a canary would do the trick. Yes, you did read that right. A canary. A very special canary ...

Andy Stanton is the multi-award-winning author of the beloved and best-selling Mr Gum series. He was the overall winner of the 2007 Red House Children's Book Award and in 2008 won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Andy lives in North London and he hosts a podcast, Ask the Nincompoops with Carrie Quinlan. He also wrote the book and lyrics for Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear - The Musical!, a show that premiered in 2019 at the National Theatre.
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Ross Collins describes his younger self as looking like a currant bun and being very fond of drawing. He is still fond of drawing and is now an award-winning author and illustrator, but no longer bears any great resemblance to baked goods. His picture book The Elephantom was adapted by the National Theatre. Ross lives in Glasgow.