The Worst Princess

Anna Kemp grew up in a street with a gang of kids and spent her childhood sticker-swapping, playing Pacman and co-ordinating BMX displays. Later, she went to Oxford University to study French and Italian, and has gained a PhD in French Women’s Writing from King’s College, London. The Worst Princess is Anna’s third picture book for Simon and Schuster, her first two being Dogs Don’t Do Ballet and Rhinos Don’t Eat Pancakes, she is also the author of young fiction title Fantastic Frankie and the Brain-drain Machine.

Sara Ogilvie was born in Edinburgh and lives in Newcastle Upon Tyne. She studied Illustration and Printmaking at Edinburgh College of Art. Since graduating, she has continued to create and develop work which has been exhibited, and has won prizes, both in the UK and abroad. Sara was named one of Booktrust’s Best New Illustrators in 2011. The Worst Princess is her third book for Simon and Schuster, and her third collaboration with Anna Kemp, following on from Dogs Don’t Do Ballet and Rhinos Don’t Eat Pancakes.