The Busiest Beaver

‘A beautifully crafted story about the importance of being true to yourself’ – Patricia Cleveland-Peck, bestselling author of You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus‘Superb! What a team Lu and Kate are – another hit!’   – Steven Lenton, bestselling children’s book creator‘A joy-filled, hilarious, heartwarming adventure which will encourage young readers to be courageous, strong, perceptive and, above all else, true to themselves. Delightful!’   – Ian Eagleton, author of Nen and the Lonely Fisherman ‘A gorgeous, uplifting story about invention, bravery, and the magic of being YOU. With its adorable art and beautiful writing and rhyme, this is a book little ones will treasure and ask for over and over again’ – Rashmi Sirdeshpande, award-winning children’s author‘A gorgeous, uplifting story about invention, bravery, and the magic of being YOU. With its adorable art and beautiful writing and rhyme, this is a book little ones will treasure and ask for over and over again’ – Rashmi Sirdeshpande, award-winning children’s author‘I absolutely love how much this story positively promotes and raises awareness of different kinds of brains. It delivers all the important messages that different doesn’t mean bad. Not only will it be relatable to lots of children (and adults!) but it will also help to build empathy and understanding in others’   – Hannah, mum of neurodivergent children

Kate Hindley studied illustration at Falmouth College of Art, and went on to work for two years as a children’s print designer at a studio in Northampton, whilst working freelance on children’s books and greetings cards. She has now illustrated many much-loved picture books, including Oliver and Patch by Claire Freedman (author of the Aliens Love Underpants series) and the award-winning You Must Bring a Hat by Simon Philip. In 2019, Kate launched her adorable Treacle Street series lift-the-flap books, for which she both writes and illustrates. In 2020, she illustrated The Littlest Yak, written by Lu Fraser, which went on to win both the Sainsburys Children’s Book Award and Oscar’s Book Prize. Kate lives in Birmingham.