Bob Hartman is a professional storyteller and award-winning children's author of over seventy books. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but now lives in Wiltshire. He has been entertaining audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for over 30years with his books and performances, which bring together retellings of Bible stories and traditional tales from around the world with his own imaginative stories. His books are full of humour and insight, whilst his storytelling sessions are exciting, engaging, dynamic - and above all, interactive! The Lion Storyteller Bible is used in schools across the United Kingdom as part of a Bible project called Open the Book, and is regularly performed for over 800,000 children in more than 3,000 primary schools. He is well known for his hugely popular The Lion Storyteller collection, the Telling the Bible series, and the highly acclaimed picture books: The Wolf Who Cried Boy, Dinner in the Lions' Den and The Three Billy Goats' Stuff. Tim Raglin earned a degree from Washington University's School of Fine Arts in St Louis and immediately launched into the world of freelance illustration. Tim is also involved with a children's video production company, where he writes, illustrates and directs his own films, and has won a Grammy Award for Best Children's Recording. Tim has also won a silver medal from the New York Society of Illustrators, a Reader's Choice Award (for The Wolf Who Cried Boy) and a Parent's Choice Award (for Bill in a China Shop).
