Who Knows the Way to Mr Grimly's Classroom?

About the Author

Chris Priestley is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction. He was a successful illustrator, political cartoonist and strip cartoonist for twenty years before becoming published as a writer with Dog Magic! in 2000. He sometimes illustrates his own work – and occasionally other people’s (as he did with the UK edition of Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds). Best known for his Gothic output, his Tales of Terror series, illustrated by David Roberts, has been translated into many languages, won several awards, in the UK and internationally, and been performed as plays in several countries. He lives in Cambridge. Find him online at chris-priestley.com, or on Instagram as @chrispriestley_.
Mariachiara DiGiorgio is an illustrator, storyboard artist, and concept designer. She illustrated the celebrated wordless picture book The Midnight Fair by Gideon Sterer, winner of the 2022 Carnegie Shadowers' Choice Awards for Illustration, and Mr Lepron's Mystery Soup, by Giovanna Zoboli. Mariachiara DiGiorgio’s work has been exhibited at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and with the New York Society of Illustrators. She lives in Rome. Find her on Instagram as @machi_dg.