Holly and Priya urgently need to get medicine for their ill parents, but a dragon guards the bridge that leads into the village. And not just any dragon-this one is ferocious and fire-breathing . . . and very, very hungry. But every beast has a soft spot . . .                        

Can Holly and Priya figure it out in time?

Simon Dorey (Author)

Simon Dorey began his story writing adventure by telling stories to his three children. Over the last twenty years’ time he has written down these stories, revised them , re-revised them and made up a whole lot more. Now he is bringing them to a wider audience and hoping they will be as entertaining for you to read as they were to create. Mr. Dorey loves working with other creative people to produce entertaining picture books full of ‘fun, fact and fantasy.”

As a Chartered Accountant, he has a background in consulting to and working with small companies, some of which have been in the entertainment industry, including the theme park and entertainment ride segments. In addition, in 2008, together with a group of dedicated people, he helped establish an online book publishing company called Shared Books through which his first book, The Soxies, was published.

An avid traveler, Mr. Dorey has lived and worked in a number of countries as well as traveled to many more. Mr. Dorey has played numerous sports, in particular football (soccer), squash, and more recently, cycling, although he is now more of an excellent armchair coach and supporter of his children’s sports teams. He is a member of The Jesters Club, an international organization for promoting racquet sports (especially squash). Educated at Brentwood School, Essex, he has an MA in History and Economics from Keble College, Oxford University, and now lives in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

www.simonpjdorey.com

Nadezhda (Illustrator)

Nadezhda was born in Siberia where it is winter 9 months of the year and bears roam the streets. Her journey to becoming a children's book illustrator has been long. For many years she was doing it just as a hobby, while video editing for news channels was her main line of work. However, although this was sometimes creative, it was mostly boring and not really what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. She later got into game development which is where she started working as a 2D artist. It was at this point that she realized what it means to enjoy your work and to love what you do. From there she got into children's book illustration, and this made her even more happy. To her, the creation of children's book illustrations is something incredible - you start with something small, perhaps just a little creature, and by the time you are done you've created a magical dragon with a personality of its own, and all you can do is sit back and smile. Now, the illustrating of children's books is Nadezhda 's main line of work and her three little dragons, her three sons, help her along the way by let ting her see the world through the eyes of children.

www.getyourbookillustrations.com