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She comes from a family of fine artists and she herself has a background in wallpaper design and other commercial arts.

Shirley, now in her eighties, lives in Melbourne and continues to draw and paint and immerse herself in the world of fairies and her imagination. Sales of her books total well into the millions to date. Shirley lives quiety in rural Victoria and continues to write and illustrate delightful storybooks enjoyed by children and adults alike.Shirley Barber is an acclaimed author and illustrator whose work has been published in many languages and countries around the world. Shirley's best-selling fairy title in Australia is The Tooth Fairy closely followed by The Enchanted Woods and Rainbow Magic. They have been published in over 70 international editions in North America, Europe and Asia. To date, Shirely Barber books have sold in ecess of 10 million copies. The following year it won first prize in the prestigious Critica Erba awards at the Bologna Children's Fair - an extraordinary achievemnt for a first book. Rabbit - The Fairies' Cook was published by The Five Mile Press in 1988, and became an instant success. But this dream did not come true until she had moved to Australia and her children had grown up. A third generation artist, she always dreamed of writing and illustrating children's books. Shirley Barber grew up in the Channel Islands, where she gained her lifelong love of nature and painting. Along with her beautiful fairy images, many of her paintings include superb illustrations of animals, flowers, and plants, which reflects her deep love of the natural world.

Shirley Barber is an acclaimed author and illustrator whose work has been published in many languages and countries around the world. He has taken over the palace where they live, chained them all up, and told them that he is now the King! Will Sandy the seashore pixie and his friends be able to save the merpeople? What clever plan will they hatch to restore the Merking to his throne? And what will become of the octopus? This is a charming story and a visual feast by the inimitable Shirley Barber. An enchanting story of mermaids, dolphins and magical underwater gardens - to delight young and old alike.Ī giant octopus is causing trouble among the merpeople.