"* "Amiable and quirky." Junior"

Olivier Dunrea was born and raised in the south of rural Virginia in the USA. Most members of his family have not learnt to read or write, and so he comes from a strong oral story-telling tradition. An author and illustrator of many well-loved children's books, he is also a trained actor, singer, dancer, painter and sculptor. He lives in the Catskill Mountains in New York State, USA.