Kate Read is a graduate of the Anglia University MA in Illustration. Her glowing artwork is created using a mixture of collage, painting, printing and drawing, creating layers of beautiful texture and detail. Her debut picture book, One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller was shortlisted for, among other UK awards, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and the Klaus Flugge Award. It also won international plaudits, and several awards in the USA, including a prestigious Ezra Jack Keats Honor. Boo!: A Fishy Mystery and The Littlest Elephant are also published by Two Hoots. Kate and her family live in Norfolk, in the East of England.