Kate Read is a graduate from the of the Anglia University MA in Illustration. Her glowing artwork is created using a mixture of collage, painting,printing and drawing, creating layers of beautiful texture and detail. Her debut picture book, One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller was shortlisted for, among other UK awards, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and the Klaus Flugge Award. It also won international plaudits, and several awards in the USA, including a prestigious Ezra Jack Keats Honor. Boo!: A Fishy Mystery is her second picture book and is also published by Two Hoots. Kate and her family live in Norfolk, in the East of England.