Jan Ormerod Jan Ormerod has written over 60 books and is published in 21 countries. Jan has won many awards for her books for children, including the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award. Jan has also been highly commended for the prestigious Kate Greenaway medal. Carol Thompson Carol Thompson is the award-winning illustrator of numerous books for children. Her work has been published by HarperCollins, Walker Books, Candlewick Press, Orchard Books, Simon and Schuster, Oxford University Press and Bloomsbury. Her previous title with Little Hare was Chill.