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Cherise Cross

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Cherise lives in Northampton, UK, with François and Lola the mini Dachshund. She has previously written plays for the London stage including The Door (Park Theatre) and The Real Girl (Tristan Bates). Hop the Kangaroo Dog is her first children’s picture book.

Cherise loves fun, zany stories that have a moral, and are accompanied by bold, detailed illustrations. Her favourite children’s book authors include Roald Dahl and Benji Davies.

In her free time Cherise enjoys reading, hot yoga, experimenting in her kitchen with baking, and cuddles with Lola.

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Hop the Kangaroo Dog

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The Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them

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