How will Monster cope with a crying baby Frog has plenty of ideas, from the art of nappy-folding to baby entertainment. If that's so, why does life get so much more complicated when he's around
ROSE IMPEY was born, and grew up, in Northwich, Cheshire. When she first left school she worked in a bank, but soon realised that this was not for her; so she decided to go back to school and then went on to college, where she trained to be a teacher. She later taught in a Junior school in Leicester.
Rose has two grown-up daughters. While her children were small, Rose developed her interest in children's books through reviewing, bookselling, storytelling and giving talks to parents and teachers.
The Impey family have a dog called Holly, which has also become a star. In 1988 Rose was short-listed for the Smarties Children's Book Prize for 'Desperate for a Dog'. Most of her stories are based on her own experiences either as a teacher or a parent. As a family they like jokes, and this often provides Rose with the ideas for her books.
She spends a lot of time visiting schools to read her work. Her books are widely published worldwide, including the United States, Australia, France, Denmark, Germany and Spain. Rose enjoys eating, talking, swimming and reading, although not necessarily in that order!
Hard to let it go so registering here before it goes to the new school library. Another Welsh family donation, there were times when our kids were babies when we were like Monster & Frog - totally clueless. Parenthood was guesswork a lot of the time at that stage of their lives. Sorry kids but you seem to have turned out all right.