Abiola is a big girl now - she can eat by herself, dress and wash, and she doesn't eat toothpaste anymore!

"A delightful way of showing a child how to deal with change" -- Anne McGilchrist Teacher, Enfield

Karen King started her writing career with the teenage magazine, Jackie and spent many years writing for various children's magazines and a variety of children's books. She has had over one hundred children's books published by a range of publishers including Walker, HarperCollins and Scholastic She was born in Birmingham, lived in Cornwall for a few years but recently moved back to the Midlands with her husband, dog and cat. She has four daughters who are now all grown up. She has absolutely no sense of direction and gets lost so often her family are scared to let her out on her own. The things she likes best are eating chocolate and reading, preferably both at the same time.