Föddes i Port Elisabeth, Sydafrika, men bor i Storbrittanien sedan 1979.
Bibliografi:
* The Bachelor and the Bean (2003)
* The Most Magnificent Mosque (2004) by Ann Jungman (illustrator, translator)
* Climbing Rosa (2006)
* The Seven Voyages of Sinbad (2007)
* A Fistful of Pearls and Other Stories from Iraq (2008) by Elizabeth Laird (illustrator)