With a background in paediatric nursing, Julie Anne Grasso spent many years literally wrapping children in cotton wool. Every day she witnessed great courage and resilience from the tiny people she cared for, which inspired her to write stories about a little girl elf just like them.She lives in Melbourne Australia with her husband Danny and their little elf Giselle.Don't forget to hop on over to my blog to download some fun companion notes for each book. http://www.whenigrowupiwannawriteakidsbook.blogspot.com.auOr join my mailing list for new book news. http://eepurl.com/JoHM52013 Winner of the Gold Award in the Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards for kids books aged 9-12Escape From The Forbidden Planethttp://www.thewsa.co.uk/winners2013/