Polly writes picture books, non-fiction, and young fiction featuring a variety of animals from rabbits to tapirs via badly behaved ponies. She lives in North London with her family and two black and white cats.

Polly has written brilliant, non-fiction picture books, published by Nosy Crow, including ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT: PEOPLE WHO WORK WHILE WE SLEEP (illustrated by Harriet Hobday), BUILDING A HOME, SPECIAL DELIVERY and most recently RECYCLING DAY: WHAT HAPPENS TO THE THINGS WE THROW AWAY (illustrated by Klas Fahlén).

Polly’s fiction titles include THROUGH THE NORTH POLE SNOW, PRIMA DONNA PONY and PONY ON THE TWELFTH FLOOR (Walker). Polly has also teamed up with Clara Vulliamy on several projects including the MANGO AND BAMBANG series (Walker), PICKING PICKLE (Pavilion Children’s Books) and THE BOOK CAT(Faber).