Alison Maloney is an author and journalist from Wrotham, Kent. As well as a long stint on the Sunday Post newspaper as a film and feature writer, she has worked as a children's book editor. To date, Alison has written several children's books including Tilly Turner: Champion Gurner, Dig the Dog and One Lucky Duck (all Meadowside Books). Alison lives with her husband and two young children (one of whom adores fairies!).