Morag Hood spent her childhood writing stories, painting, and dreaming of having a pet duck. Following a degree in Costume Design from Wimbledon College of Art and an MA in Children's Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art, she returned to live in her native Edinburgh with her husband. She still likes making stories, printing, cutting and sticking, and freshly sharpened pencils.

Morag's unique voice and idiosyncratic, wry humour permeates everything she does, enabling her to create books of rare style and irresistible charm. Her previous picture books include When Grandad Was a Penguin and Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea, runner-up for The Macmillan Prize for Illustration.

Bat's cherries keep disappearing. One by one, the precious red cherries are whisked away by mischievous animal tricksters behind his back. Bat fruitlessly tries to catch the culprit and rescue his poor cherries, but to no avail. Will the cherries ever be restored to their rightful owner?

In I Am Bat, super-talent Morag Hood cleverly draws the reader into the story as Bat attempts to track down the guilty thief. Everyone's a suspect - including YOU!

This bold, colourful, hilarious book - stunningly printed with bright pantone inks - is sure to be an instant winner with children and adults alike, and the adorably petulant, over-protective Bat is an irresistible character destined to be loved by all.