The Magic Place

Chris Wormell is a self-taught artist, and the winner of the Ragazza Prize at Bologna in 1991. Two Frogs won the Nestlé Bronze Award, Molly and the Night Monster was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and One Smart Fish won the Booktrust Early Years Awards Best Picture Book. His books include George and the Dragon and The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit which was recently adapted into a stage play. Chris lives in North London with his wife and children.

Candida Gubbins is a versatile actress and voiceover artist with years of experience in theatre, TV, film, cartoons, audiobooks and computer games. Most recently she has appeared on screen in Football Monologues, The Monster and Thank You So Much as well as appearing in many TV shows including Hollyoaks, Hold the Sunset, War and Peace, Utopia, Zapped, Absolutely Fabulous and Inspector Morse.