Award-winning author Emer Stamp grew up on a sheep farm in Devon. Her first dream was to be a vet, but she was rubbish at science. Her second was to design record covers, but the medium became obsolete. Finally, she moved to London and alighted on a career in advertising. Here she found global success, creating famous commercials for the likes of: John Lewis, Volkswagen, Cadburys and Harvey Nichols. In 2015 she left the advertising industry to become a full-time author and illustrator. Her first book The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig was a best-seller. It was followed up by The Super Amazing Adventures of Pig, The Seriously Extraordinary Diary of Pig and The Big, Fat, Totally Bonkers Diary of Pig. In 2018 The Big, Fat, Totally Bonkers Diary of Pig was voted the funniest book for 6-8 year olds by the Lollies (Laugh Out-Loud Book Awards). Emer?s first picture book Daddy Fartypants was published in 2019. It has been given over 350 5-star reviews on Amazon. The first book of her new series, P.E.S.T.S. ? about a school for naughty creatures, was published in April 2020 to great critical acclaim. The second in this hilarious series will be released in April 2021.