Amy Sparkes has been writing since she was five years old but only started taking it seriously after moving to south-west England and starting a family. Her books have appeared on CBeebies storytime and been shortlisted for several book awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the BookTrust Best Books Awards for Do Not Enter the Monster Zoo. Amy is known as the Story Godmother and runs writing workshops for children’s authors, produces the “Writing for Children” pages for the bestselling Writing Magazine, and co-founded the Writing Magazine Children’s Book Prize for developing writers. When she’s not writing, Amy enjoys adventures, discovering secret things which might possibly be magical, and drinking lots of tea.