Author of the much loved I want to be. series, Jimmy Bottoms, The Art of Making Friends and Julius Squeezer , Mary Anastasiou is a self-confessed chocoholic, pluviophile and lover of all things Halloween - (especially vampires and ghosts). When she's not writing books of her own, Mary uses her design experience to create picture books for various publishers. With her heart firmly planted in kid lit, Mary writes books that she hopes will engage, inspire and empower little people on their journey to becoming big people.