Mary Murphy, renowned for her fresh, bold artwork and warm, colourful graphics, has written and illustrated many picture books, including How Kind!, Little Owl and the Star, I Kissed the Baby and Utterly Lovely One. Her 2012 novelty title, A Kiss Like This, was shortlisted for the Irish Bisto Book of the Year Award and its sequel, Say Hello Like This! was met to great critical acclaim, the New York Times describing how "Murphy’s rich pastel washes and thick, painterly black outlines give Say Hello Like This! a prettiness that’s matched by an exuberant typeface". Adored by pre-schoolers, Mary has also written many Walker Baby board books, including Mouse is Small, Quick Duck, Slow Snail and, most recently, Are You My Mummy? Mary lives in Galway, Ireland.