Debi Gliori is the writer and illustrator of over seventy picture books and novels for children of all ages, including the much-loved 'No Matter What' and the Pure Dead series, recently optioned by Aardman. Ever since she could hold a pencil in her left hand, Debi has loved to draw pictures and make up stories. Nowadays, she works in her light-drenched garden shedquarters, surrounded by books and paints and one inflatable crocodile. A large percentage of Debi's time is spent dreaming up new ideas that she can turn into books. She lives outside Edinburgh with her partner and five children.