Holly Bathie grew up in Devon, where she spent all her time reading rather than going outside in the fresh air. After university, she moved to Oxford to briefly work in the theatre before moving to children’s publishing. Until the age of 7 she wanted to be an acrobat, a lollipop lady, a lawyer or a comedienne before deciding the best job would be to create Usborne books, so she is thrilled to be finally doing it! In her spare time she enjoys all kinds of dancing and performs with an amateur theatre group.