Emily Gravett was born in Brighton. After leaving school at 16 she went travelling in a 30-foot bus with her partner. She spent eight years living on the road pondering her future before getting a place on the BA illustration course at Brighton University. Wolves was published to great acclaim in 2005, winning many prizes including the Kate Greenaway Medal and marking the beginning of an internationally stellar career creating extraordinary books for children. Her recent book, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, won the Kate Greenaway Medal again, and her latest work, Monkey and Me, has also been shortlisted. Gravett now lives back in Brighton with her daughter, partner and two pet rats.