jeannie baker was born on 2nd Novermber 1950.

She is an English author and illustrator

of a number of children's picture books,

the most notable of which in perhaps

Where the forest meets the sea.

She chooses her first name on the list.

and approached them with my book.

they were intrested but hesitant to

publish a book by someone who was

totally uknown. They suggest I

illustrate a book for one of their

existing authors and if that was

successful, they would publish my book.