Mandy Foot is a self-proclaimed animal nut and horse lover. She completed a Bachelor of Design specialising in Illustration at the University of SA in 1992. For the last 15 years, she has particularly relished the work produced for the Adelaide Zoo Education Service as this has given her the opportunity to draw just about every animal you can think of. Her first picture book for Hachette, THE WHEELS ON THE BUS, was published in October 2009.