Hello,
Kate Abernethy is a Scottish children's author. She was a bit of a bookworm growing up, reading anything she could get her hands on. She loved authors and illustrators such as Janet & Allan Ahlberg, Babette Cole, Helen Nicholl & Jan Pienkowski, Jill Murphy and Shirley Hughes.
Their words and images made a lasting impression on Kate, and she understood then the importance of a good book.
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When she finally grew up, she earned an MA in English Literature, but then spent a number of years working as an accountant before following her dream of writing for children.
Kate loves the challenge of making every word count and, when not wrestling words into shape, you may find her strolling through the woodlands or tinkering at a spreadsheet. She lives in the New Forest, Hampshire, with her family and a pesky cat.
'I have vivid memories of attending Highland Games with my family when I was a child. It was like a sports day, but a hundred times better! I remember the smart pipers, the twirling dancers, giant strong folk, not to mention the all important picnic in the car park. I even spotted the odd member of the Royal Family. Those were special days out. How better to celebrate the uniqueness of Scotland? So it gave me great joy to revisit those memories when writing about the adventures of this Wee Rascal...'
