Frann Preston-Gannon is a London-based illustrator and designer. Her first picture book, The Journey Home, received many awards and honors, including a Kate Greenaway nomination. She is also the creator of Dave's Cave and Dave's Rock , as well as the illustrator of Sing a Song of Seasons . She was the first U.K. recipient of a Sendak Fellowship and spent a month learning all she could from renowned illustrator Maurice Sendak.