Louise Yates writes and illustrates children?s books. Her first book A Small Surprise, was published by Random House in 2009. Dog Loves Books followed in 2010, debuted as a New York Times bestseller and went on to win the Parents? Choice Award on its release in the US. In the UK Dog Loves Books won the 2010 Roald Dahl Funny Prize and was nominated (along with the more recent Frank and Teddy Make Friends, 2011) for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Louise's latest book Dog Loves Drawing is now available.<BR><BR>Louise read English at Christ Church, Oxford, and studied drawing at The Prince?s Drawing School, London. As well as illustrating, she practises other forms of painting and drawing, and in 2010, won the Prince of Wales?Award for Portrait Drawing at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters? Annual Exhibition. She lives and works in London.<BR><BR>Watch an interview with Louise following her Funny Prize win. Find out more about her creative process. Read her top ten children's book recommendations.
