The Outstanding Little Picture Book knows it's his destiny to be published, but he gets rejected by publishers and agents time after time. As his hopes and dreams keep fading away, will he ever make his dream come true?

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

Sergii (Illustrator)

Sergii did not start his work as a Designer. He received his Master's degree in Computer Engineering in 2000 and worked as an engineer for computer networks and systems. He then worked for more than 14 years in a publishing house. He started as a Designer and grew into the position of Commercial Director. But after the birth of his daughter in 2015, decided he wanted to spend more time with his family, so he began to do what he really Liked - children's books. Moreover, there was now someone to show them to. His daughter is the best critic.

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