Tor Freeman was the recipient of the prestigious Maurice Sendak Fellowship 2012. She was born and educated in London and is an illustration graduate from Kingston University. Although most of her life has been spent in London, time spent living in California and her mother's home in South Africa have influenced her work today. Memories of beachcombing, evenings outside and local animals and insects come back to her whenever she picks up a pencil. Tor's other titles include the OLIVE series, and for Macmillan, Ambrose Goes for Gold, Showtime for Billie and Coco, The Toucan Brothers and Digby Dog Delivers.