Debi Gliori

Photograph: Cat and Fiddle by Kim Ayres

Debi Gliori is well known for her picture books and her novels for children and has been shortlisted for many major prizes, including the Kate Greenaway Award (twice) and the Scottish Arts Council Award. She published her first book in 1990 and has published so many successful books since that she has lost count, including No Matter What, The Trouble with Dragons, Stormy Weather, The Scariest Thing of All, Dragon Loves Penguin and the Tobermory Cat.