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About Nicola Colton
Nicola is an Irish children’s book illustrator and author. She grew up in rural Ireland, a childhood steeped in superstitions and stories, where fairies were as real as the cows in the field next door.
Jasper & Scruff, her first fiction series as author and illustrator, was one a Guardian book of the month: “Adorable illustrations, snappy dialogue and outrageous puns make it the cat’s pyjamas for bedtime reading.”
She lives in Bristol with her partner and their black and white cat Odysseus. Nicola’s latest book series is Bertha & Blink.
About Bertha & Blink
Join Bertha and Blink on an adventure full of friendship, with a sprinkling of science and a nod to nature. The perfect new series for fun-loving readers!
For their first adventure, Rumble in the Jungle, when super-star inventor Bertha’s work is disturbed, she has to leave her peaceful home and investigate. To help her, she creates Blink – an excitable robo-bird sidekick who can’t wait to explore! How will the unlikely pair cope in the wilderness? And will they be able to discover the secret behind the strange noises?
And in their new book, Bertha & Blink Take To The Skies, Bertha and Blink wake up one morning to find a strange smog surrounding them – it’s their nemesis Finnius Fink’s new factory and it’s destroying the jungle! The duo are determined to stop him and Bertha has an idea that just might work… With brilliant inventions, the help of new friends and some tricks in their toolbox, can the pair put a stop to the destruction and save their home?
