Marion Billet was born in 1982 in Lyon, France. She studied children's book illustration at the Emile Cohl School. Marion is widely published - around 80 children's books published in 11 different countries, including WHIZZY WHEELS: MY FIRST LONDON BUS, MY FIRST LONDON TAXI, MY FIRST DIGGER and MY FIRST TRACTOR, as well as HELLO LONDON, a push, pull and slide book of London landmarks. Her illustrations have also appeared in magazines, on stationery and toys, and on children's furniture and clothes. Marion lives in Paris.