Helen Nicoll
Helen Nicoll was born in Natland, Westmorland, in 1937. She was educated at schools in Bristol, Devon and London. Nicoll married Robert Kime in 1970 and they had one daughter and one son.
In addition to the Meg and Mog series, Helen had a long and varied association with Puffin - as editor of the Junior Puffin magazine The Egg from 1977 - 1979, and as compiler of the popular children's poetry anthology Poems for Seven Year Olds and Under, illustrated by Michael Foreman. She owned and ran the audio company Cover to Cover for many years which produced the popular series of Puffin story tapes.
Helen lived in Marlborough, Wiltshire. She died on September 30, 2012.
Books
Author: Helen Nicholl
Illustrator: Jan Pienkowski
Publisher: Puffin
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 5+
In this the first story about much-loved characters Meg the witch and Mog her cat, the pair go off to a wild Hallowe'en party with all the other witches
Author: Helen Nicoll
Illustrator: Jan Pieńkowski
Publisher: Puffin Books
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 5+
Meg, Mog and Owl go sailing, but when there is no wind Meg makes a spell to make it blow more strongly and inadvertently brews up a storm
Author: Author Helen Nicoll
Illustrator: Jan Pienkowski
Publisher: Puffin
Interest age: 3-5
When Meg attends Owl's school sports day in a very unusual hat, everyone is in for a big surprise!
Author: Helen Nicoll
Illustrator: Jan Pienkowski
Publisher: Puffin Books
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 4+
Meg, Mog and Owl are a beloved addition to any picture book collection and this quirky fun tale is no exception.