Penny Swift is the author of more than 40 non-fiction books and about 10 study guides. The mother of three children, she has also worked for numerous publications, including South Africa's specialist mother and child magazine, Living and Loving. Born in Cape Town where she now lives, she grew up in Durban and graduated from Natal University with a degree in Social Science that included a major in English. Since then her work life has focused on the written word for the full range of media, including the Internet. Tales of a Toothmouse is her first children's book.