Nick Jones is an award-winning children's author from Bristol, UK. His first children's picture book, Sarah's Shadow, was published in December 2017. In 2018 the book won Best Picture Book in the international Readers' Favorite book awards. It also received an honourable mention in the Purple Dragonfly Awards' ebooks for children aged 6+, and Runner-Up in the Book Excellence Awards. His second children's picture book, One Night in Beartown, was published November 2020. The story follows a bear-obsessed little girl who has a magical night to remember when her teddy bear Berisford, a bear statue and the Bearmania painted bears all come to life. In December 2021 Nick published his third picture book, One Christmas in Beartown. Book critic Linda Hill gave the book five stars, saying: "One Christmas in Beartown is a wonderful story of how friendship can help us face our fears.” Nick's fourth book, Franklyn - No Ordinary Fox, was published in January 2022 by Franklyn Financial Management. His fifth book, Snailish, illustrated by Leo Brown, was published in May 2023 by Full Media Ltd. Follow Nick on Twitter: @nickjonesauthor and check out his website: http://nickjonesauthor.co.uk