Tanya James lives in West Wales with her husband Richard, three sons, three dogs (including Sid, of course), and a pair of cheeky gerbils. A qualified nursery nurse, Tanya has worked in education as a teaching assistant for most of her career. Her love of childrens literature coupled with a deep sense of commitment to bring the world of reading to young people of all abilities was the inspiration to write her first childrens book. Tanyas ambition is to create stories that children want to read.