First Words Everywhere

Isabel Otter is a children's book editor and writer. When not writing, you can find her climbing mountains in muddy boots, squirrelled into an armchair with a novel and a cup of tea or tending to her potted plants.

Samantha Meredith graduated from Loughborough University in 2001 with BA (Hons) Illustration. She worked as a designer at Usborne Publishing for five years, before making the scary move into freelancing.

At the last count, Samantha has illustrated over 200 books for clients in children's publishing, including Ladybird Books, Scholastic, Campbell Books and Bloomsbury. Her time is fairly evenly split between working and snacking!