Meddour, Wendy

Wendy Meddour is a British writer, illustrator and academic. Her debut children's novel A Hen in the Wardrobe was published by Frances Lincoln Publishers in 2012. The book was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award (for Outstanding First Novel) and was named one of the 'Best 50 Culturally Diverse Books since the 1950s' by The Guardian. Meddour then published the bestselling Wendy Quill series with Oxford University Press, which has since been licensed in over ten countries. The series is based on her own childhood and was illustrated by her then twelve-year-old daughter, Mina May, making her one of the youngest professional illustrators in the world, with four published books to her name. Mina May has since made appearances on BBC Newsround and Woman's Hour. Meddour also writes rhyming picture books; the latest titles include How the Library (Not the Prince) Saved Rapunzel (Frances Lincoln, 2014) and The Glump and the Peeble (Frances Lincoln, 2016).