Katie Dale dreamed of growing up to become a farmer's wife, but instead became a writer and an actress. Inspired by her mother, Elizabeth Dale, who is also a children's author, Katie's first poem 'The Fate of the School Hamster' was published when she was just eight years old! Having travelled the world, won writing competitions and acted both on stage and screen, Katie went on to publish both YA and young readers' books. Mumnesia is her first novel for Macmillan Children's Books.