Alborough, Jez: - "Jez Alborough is the author and illustrator of 48 picture books for children. His EDDY AND THE BEAR trilogy (which began with the much-loved WHERE'S MY TEDDY? in 1992) has sold almost 3 million copies and was made into a Bafta-winning animated television series. DUCK IN THE TRUCK heralded the start of another bestselling series, this time featuring Duck and his three friends - Frog, Goat and Sheep. There are currently nine books in the Duck series and 1.2 million copies have been sold. In 2000 Jez created HUG - a powerful and touching book of only three words about a baby chimpanzee called Bobo who loses his mum. Oprah Winfrey raved about it on her show when she chose it for her recommended reading list and Richard Curtis (the writer and director of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral') selected it as one of his 'Best Books' and called it 'classic family drama which holds up well next to Jez's other masterpieces.' Bobo went on to star in three more classics: TALL (which, along with Hug, won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award), YES and PLAY. The series has sold over 2.7 million copies."