Mara Van Der MeerMara van der Meer studied graphic design at the University of Northumbria. In Spring 1998 she won the Macmillan Children's Book Prize for a book she wrote and illustrated as a college project, during her final year. The daughter of Ron and Atie van er Meer, she has also written the text for three of their books. She live in Langley, Berkshire. Read More Read Less