Animals from around the world let the reader know how they are feeling - from barking mad dogs to crazy chameleons to proud peacocks.

Mandy Stanley was born in Suffolk. She attended Great Yarmouth College of Art and Design and then did a fashion degree in Nottingham. Mandy has won awards for her soft toy designs and has also worked as a children's clothes designer. She now illustrates children's books full time.

Augustus is a tiger, who though large and fearless, is sad, because he has lost his smile. He goes on a journey to find it.

Award-winning author and illustrator Catherine Rayner was born in Harrogate and now lives in Edinburgh. She has a BA Hons in Visual Communication and Illustration from Leeds College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art.

Much of her inspiration – and occasionally modelling! – for her illustration comes from her pets: her horse Shannon, guinea pig Marvin, dog Ellie, cat Ena and goldfish, Bruce.

However, it was animals of a slightly larger kind who were the inspiration for her first picture book, Augustus and His Smile – Catherine drew many of her initial sketches of him whilst watching the tigers at Edinburgh Zoo.

In 2006 Catherine was awarded the Best New Illustrator Award at the Booktrust Early Years awards and was also short listed for the V&A Illustration Awards 2006.

Augustus and His Smile was selected as one of five picture books to be featured and recommended on Channel 4's 'Richard and Judy Christmas Party' in December 2006.

Since January 2007, Augustus and His Smile has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and short listed for the 'Read it Again' Cambridgeshire Picture Book Award and the English 4-11 Award 2007.

Catherine also regularly exhibits her art work in galleries all over Scotland and also illustrates her own range of cards. Catherine's other books include, Harris Finds His Feet (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal), Sylvia and Bird, Norris, the Bear who Shared, Posy, Ernest (shortlisted for the 2010 Early Years Awards) and Solomon Crocodile.

Catherine was selected as one of Booktrust's Best New Illustrators 2008.

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Humorous, lively illustrations accompany the text in this unconventional love story, which is also a lesson in not taking people for granted.

Originally from the north of England, Sam moved to Brighton to attend university and liked the city so much she decided to stay.

Sam's books include Happy Dog, Sad Dog, winner of the 2003 Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award and Mr Pusskins, winner of the Booktrust Pre-School Award 2006 and shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Award 2006 and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2006. Sam’s first title for Templar was Hello Dudley, winner of the Southampton Book Award, soon followed by Calm Down, Boris!, winner of the Richard and Judy Best Children’s Book for Christmas 2006, now a huge best-seller with over 500,000 copies sold worldwide.

Sam has worked voluntarily within schools and also enjoys painting murals and taking evening classes in life-drawing. Sam and her partner, Ian, have their own little boy, called Ozzie.

A highly-coloured, curvy-edged, child-friendly board-book

When an invitation to the Froggies' party arrives for Mr Wani the crocodile, he fears he will be late and starts to run

All children love dinosaurs, and this book introduces eight of the best in an engaging and exciting way