Mary Murphy, renowned for her fresh, bold artwork and warm, colourful graphics, has written and illustrated many picture books, including How Kind!, Little Owl and the Star, I Kissed the Baby and Utterly Lovely One. Her 2012 novelty title, A Kiss Like This, was shortlisted for the Irish Bisto Book of the Year Award and its sequel, Say Hello Like This! was met to great critical-acclaim, the New York Times describing how 'Murphy's rich pastel washes and thick, painterly black outlines give Say Hello Like This! a prettiness that's matched by an exuberant typeface'. Adored by pre-schoolers, Mary has also written many Walker Baby board books, including Mouse is Small, Quick Duck, Slow Snail and, most recently, Are You My Mummy? Mary lives in Galway, Ireland.