Welsh Clare Helen: The Tide

Clare is a former primary school teacher, turned children's writer, and is a passionate advocate for mental health. She is delighted that her books mean she can continue to inspire children to love language, themselves and the world around them. Clare teaches picture book writing for WriteMentor and City Lit, and enjoys inspiring writers to achieve their dreams. She lives in Devon with her husband and two children.Ashling Lindsay is an illustrator and storyteller from Belfast, Northern Ireland. New to the picture book world, her debut work has already been nominated for the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Illustration award, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and long listed for the Klaus Flugge Prize.