Jonathan Emmett

Jonathan was born in Leicestershire in 1965, the son of a rig fitter and a primary school teacher. It was while he was at college, studying architecture, that he first developed his skills as a writer and illustrator, creating detailed illustrations to accompany poems and lyrics that he had written. After leaving college, he worked as an architect for several years, before pursuing a full-time career in children’s books.

In addition to writing young fiction and picture books, Jonathan has also written and paper-engineered a number of pop-up books. His recent titles include BRINGING DOWN THE MOON published by Walker Books, DINOSAURS AFTER DARK published by HarperCollins and two novelty books for Hodder entitled A MOUSE IN THE MARMALADE and A TURTLE IN THE TOILET.

He lives in Nottingham with his wife Rachel, and his children, Max and Laura. His hobbies include walking, reading, furniture design and tinkering with his website.

Read along and sing along to this rollicking, toe-tapping romp! She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes...And she'll sure be coming in style, as she whistles like a train as she speeds across the plain and stops us all from feeling glum when she paints the whole town plum! Silly antics; madcap heroine; infectious refrain - all in all a book that begs to be read again and again and again!

Now available as paperback + audio CD