Cathy Cassidy wrote and illustrated her first book aged eight years old. She has worked as an editor on Jackie magazine, a teacher and as agony aunt on Shout magazine. She lives in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, with her husband, two children, three cats, two rabbits and a mad hairy lurcher called Kelpie. GingerSnaps follows the massive success of Dizzy, Indigo Blue, Driftwood, Scarlett, Sundae Girl and Lucky Star.