A class act. Gossie may be cute, but she is more than just a benign ball of marketing fluff. She doesn't just illustrate a story, she tells a story... young children will find Gossie totally beguiling." The Independent Review on Gossie

Olivier Dunrea was born and raised in the rural south of Virginia in the USA. Most members of his family have not learnt to read or write, and so he comes from a strong oral storytelling tradition. An author and illustrator of many well loved children's books, he is also a trained actor, singer, dancer, painter and sculptor. He lives in the Catskill Mountains in New York State, USA.