Katie FordKatie has worked as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for over 20 years. Puffy Puffs Up is her first picture book.Katie loves helping children to communicate and building their confidence and resilience so that they believe in themselves, jut like Puffy!Katie is fascinated by animals and their amazing abilities. In nature, pufferfish really do puff up, seahorses camouflage, dolphins dive right out of the water and manta rays communicate with their horns in an under-the-sea equivalent of sign language! Just like the characters in Puffy Puffs Up, we are all different and Katie is passionate about making sure that all children feel valued and understood. Katie loves reading and writing stories and poetry, singing and playing the guitar and exploring the Kent countryside with her family. Read More Read Less