Simon was born in Chichester in 1988 and has lived there ever since, although he occasionally leaves to buy milk. After gaining a 1st class degree in History at Exeter University, he immediately put his skills to good use working as a barman at a local pub. He soon grew tired of the owner calling him Andy, and so, naturally, decided to become a primary school teacher. Teaching rekindled his love of children's literature, particularly picture books, so much so that he had a go at writing his own. Deciding he was better at writing stories for children than he would ever be at teaching them, he made a swift exit from education to live the cliché of the writer who works in a bar. He hopes that one day he'll be able to give up writing stories and become a barman full-time.
Kate Hindley is the much-loved illustrator of both picture books (including the award-winning You Must Bring a Hat, written by Simon Philip) and fiction (The Royal Rabbits of London, written by Santa Montefiore & Simon Sebag Montefiore), as well as the author-illustrator of new board book series, Treacle Street. She lives in Bristol.
Eine Einladung zu einer Party! Wie toll! Zur hutigsten Party aller Zeiten! Wenn man aber keinen Hut besitzt? Und das mit dem Ausleihen auch schwierig wird? Und der Türsteher seinen strengen Tag hat und eine verrückte Bedingung nach der anderen stellt? Dann braucht man gute Nerven und hilfsbereite Freunde, zum Beispiel einen Klavier spielenden Dachs, einen Elefanten im Tutu oder einen Pinguin, der gleich den nötigen Koffer mit Käse dabei hat. Ein Buch für Partymäuse und alle, die an ungewöhnlichen Einfällen und wunderbar witzigen Geschichten und Illustrationen ihren Spaß haben.