Be More Bernard, Paperback Book, By: Simon Philip

About the Author: Simon was born in Chichester in 1988 and has lived there ever since although he occasionally leaves to buy milk. After gaining a 1st class degree in History at Exeter University he immediately put his skills to good use working as a barman at a local pub. He soon grew tired of the owner calling him Andy and so naturally decided to become a primary school teacher. Teaching rekindled his love of childrens literature particularly picture books so much so that he had a go at writing his own. Deciding he was better at writing stories for children than he would ever be at teaching them he made a swift exit from education to live the clich of the writer who works in a bar. He hopes that one day hell be able to give up writing stories and become a barman full-time. Kate Hindley studied illustration at Falmouth College of Art and went on to work for two years as a children's print designer at a studio in Northampton whilst working freelance on children's books and greetings cards. She has now illustrated many much-loved picture books including Oliver and Patch by Claire Freedman (author of the Aliens Love Underpants series) and the award-winning You Must Bring a Hat and the brilliantly funny Be More Bernard both written by Simon Philip. Kate has also illustrated the popular children's fiction series The Royal Rabbits of London by Santa Montefiore and Simon Sebag Montefiore. In 2019 Kate launched her adorable Treacle Street series lift-the-flap books for which she both writes and illustrates. Kate lives in Bristol.