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I've always loved writing stories - funny ones especially.

I try to make my books as exciting as possible because I know how much I enjoyed the books I read when I was small. I am very conscious that it's now my turn to introduce children to the joys of reading, and to create a book habit that will last a lifetime.

That doesn't mean I want to make things easy, because I think easy is boring - especially for kids. I want my young readers to be thrilled and entertained - but also challenged and stretched.

Each time I start a story - even if it's part of a series about the same character, such as my three Mungo adventures - I want it to be completely different from anything I've written before. Now I've written a few, though, I do see the same themes popping up: friendship is one, and adventure another.

One of the great delights of writing children's books is that you get to work with illustrators. (People who only write for grown-ups must be green with envy!) They are all amazingly talented and inspiring. It is a huge thrill to open your own book for the first time and see it brought to such stunning life by their dazzling imaginations.

But don't take my word for it - check out my books!

You can find out more about me and my work at www.timothyknapman.com.

I was born in England and lived, worked and went to school in just about every part of the country before moving to the Netherlands in 1990. I now live in Den Dolder, a village close to the city of Utrecht. I've written five books for children and I plan to write a lot more (more often than not with horses).

I write about the books I've read at: thenickgarlickbookblog.blogspot.com.

I have a website at: nickgarlick.com

I like getting letters from readers.

I'm Caroline Pitcher, the author of Mariana and the Merchild, Lord of the Forest, The Winter Dragon, The Littlest Owl, The Snow Whale, Time for Bed, Little One, The Time of the Lion, Mine, The Shaman Boy and many more. I love to write stories for artists, who follow up with fine illustrations. My constant inspiration is the natural world, especially Greece and beautiful Derbyshire. I've told and written stories since I was five - it's like living life twice and celebrating.

My books have won the Kathleen Fidler Award, the Independent Story of the Year, and Writers' Awards by the Arts Council and East Midlands Arts. They've been shortlisted for the Stockton and Portsmouth Awards, nominated for the Carnegie Medal, the Greenaway Award, the English Association 4-11 Award and the Children's Book Award. At any time I'm working on two or three stories and get tetchy if I don't have time to write.