Gnomes and Sneezes

When Sophie shows Zoey a special hidden room in her new house, Zoey thinks things can’t get any more exciting. But then Zoey hears something Sophie can’t. . . could it mean a new magical creature? Soon Zoey learns about a mysterious illness, but she just can’t seem to cure it. Will Zoey and Sassafras be able to help their new friends in time?

Marion Lindsay is a children’s book illustrator who illustrates chapter books, picture books, educational and gift books. She has illustrated for wonderful authors such as Diana Wynne Jones, Holly Webb and Ruth Symes and is known as the illustrator for the very popular series Zoey and Sassafras by American author Asia Citro. Marion is a graduate of the acclaimed MA in children’s book illustration at Cambridge School of Art where she was awarded the Egmont Best New Talent prize in her graduating year. Marion loves to draw with ink and a dip pen before scanning and colouring her work digitally.Asia Citro has an M.Ed in Science Education and was a classroom science teacher for many years before deciding to stay home full time after the birth of her daughter. She lives near Seattle with her wonderful husband, two awesome children, two destructive cats, and a terrarium of happy bugs. She is the author of 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids, The Curious Kid’s Science Book, A Little Bit of Dirt, the chapter book series Zoey and Sassafras, Vroom Vroom Garbage Truck, and Pigeon Math. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, The Chicago Tribune, Today, Disney Baby, MSN, King 5 TV, New Day Northwest, and Highlights, among others.