Rosalind Kerven

Rosalind's highly acclaimed historical fiction series, GRIM GRUESOME VIKING VILLAIN is making huge waves in the children's book world, with two award listings and compared in 'The Times' to Roald Dahl. Do please visit the official website, www.grimgruesome.com - it's full of fascinating downloads and activities for children, schools and book groups.

For adults her latest titles are ARTHURIAN LEGENDS and ENGLISH FAIRY TALES AND LEGENDS, which draw on her specialist knowledge of world myths, legends and folk tales, developed over many years.

Rosalind has written over 50 other books, published in 21 countries, twice shortlisted for the FCBG Children's Book Award, winning a major award in Japan, and recommended by the American Library Association.

She has also retold hundreds of traditional stories from all over the world. Her retelling for children of KING ARTHUR has sold ¼ million copies in 14 countries. Other significant titles include: EARTH MAGIC, SKY MAGIC (Native American stories), IN THE COURT OF THE JADE EMPEROR (Chinese stories), THE RAIN FOREST STORY BOOK, ALADDIN AND OTHER TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, THE WOMAN WHO WENT TO FAIRYLAND, THE FAIRY SPOTTER'S HANDBOOK, THE SECRET WORLD OF MAGIC, THE ENCHANTED FOREST and numerous stories for many school literacy schemes.

Her other best known children's novels are the Japanese-award winning WHO EVER HEARD OF A VEGETARIAN FOX? which sold over 100,000 copies world-wide; and THE SEA IS SINGING which was a TES Book of the Year and dramatised several times on BBC Radio.

Rosalind lives deep in the wild hill country of the Northumberland National Park.