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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York is a Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author, award-winning producer, philanthropist, creative founder and public speaker. For over 30 years, she has been committed to being a voice and ambassador for undeserved women, children and communities around the world. Passionate about literacy and storytelling, she has published over 70 books, including children's stories. Budgie the Little Helicopter was adapted into a highly successful animated series on US Primetime Fox, and Tea for Ruby debuted at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Storytime with Fergie and Friends, her YouTube show, has received over 20 million views, and Sarah was recently given the 'Special Recognition of Services to Storytelling' Award by the Montessori Group. The Duchess is mother to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York and is a grandmother four times over. Known as 'Super Gran' for her passionate dedication to the hearts of children all over the world, she lives in Windsor with five Norfolk terriers and two corgis. Denise Hughes studied Fine Art at Winchester School of Art. Soon after graduating, she began her career in illustration. Her work is character driven and combines both digital and traditional drawing methods. Denise loves to illustrate full-colour picture books and board books. A perfect project would be one that includes playful characters and lots of hand-drawn patterns and textures. Denise has worked with worldwide publishing companies, including Penguin Random House, Little Tiger Press, New Frontier, Hachette, Scholastic, Bloomsbury and Zonderkidz. Denise works from her shared studio in Hampshire and can be contacted on Instagram @denisehughesdesign
