Mortimer's Cross

About the Author JOAN AIKEN (1924-2004) was the author of many books for children and adults including The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Black Hearts in Battersea. Her 1968 novel, The Whispering Mountain, won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award. She was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to children's literature. QUENTIN BLAKE is the internationally acclaimed illustrator of more than two hundred award-winning books, including several classics by Roald Dahl. He lives in London.