I was born in England and came to Australia as a seven-year-old. At school, my favourite subject was English because I was lucky enough to have teachers who brought this subject to life and made reading interesting. I still love to read and should be doing more writing, but I love that reading transports you into a whole different world. Having worked with children for years, I never had a day where they didn't make me laugh with their stories and lives, I now hope that I can make some of them laugh and take them into Harriet's world for a while.