Egmont Reading Ladder Level 2: Alfie’s Great Escape

About the Author Kate spent the first part of her adult life busy as a nurse, then as a health visitor and foster mum. In her spare time, she enjoyed writing and directing drama for the young people at her church. Around 2008, some sad things happened in her family. She came to a point where she asked herself, `What do I do next? Where is my life taking me?’ One day she went to an author event at her local library. Ian Whybrow captivated her as he spoke about Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaurs. Kate realised - `I would LOVE to write for children!’ `Do you think I could be a writer?’ she asked him after his session. `You look like a determined kind of lady’, he said. `I don’t see why not!’ And so, her writing journey began….. Kate loves to write stories with lots of humour and drama. She has a special interest in engaging young people who have reading difficulties, or are reluctant readers. She is fascinated by children, animals, and what makes people tick. She lives in Stockport with her husband, foster daughter, cat and rabbit, and frequently other extended family members milling around.