Trouble Next Door

Chris Higgins started her author career writing for teenagers and young adults. She has won a number of awards including Young Minds, the Lancashire Book Award, the Lincolnshire Young People's Book Award, the KYBA, and she has been shortlisted twice for Queen of Teen. In 2012, Chris turned her hand to writing young fiction. Her My Funny Family series was published with great success with the first book being selected for Booktrust's Bookbuzz scheme.Chris Higgins has four daughters and is rapidly acquiring a whole bunch of grandchildren even though she feels far too young to be a granny. She has travelled the world extensively and now lives in West Cornwall with her husband.Emily MacKenzie is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer who graduated from Edinburgh College of Art. She is the illustrator of several much-loved picture books, including Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar (nominated for the Scottish BookTrust Children's Book Award). She works mainly with ink, digital collage and screen-printing, drawing on childhood memories, an inquisitive nature and a vivid imagination. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband and young family. http://www.emilymackenzie.co.uk/