Ugly Mug

by Annie Dalton, Kate Aldous (Illustrator)

A true story based on the author and her children's experience of discovering a baby bird which had fallen out of its nest. As they couldn't get it back to the nest, they kept it in a potted plant, fed it Weetabix and finally taught it to fly, with the bird eventually returning to the wild.

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1994

About the author

Annie grew up as an only child in the English countryside during the 1950s. Her father was not always around but when he was, he would tell her fantastical stories, often with her as the principal character. Annie missed him and his stories, which led her to the fantasy section at her local library, thus sparking life-long love of fiction.

After undertaking jobs such as waitressing, cleaning and factory work, Annie went on to study at University of Warwick and soon started writing.

Annie lives in Norfolk. She has three children, Anna, Reuben, and Maria (the inspiration for the first “Angels Unlimited” book, “Winging It”) and two grandchildren, Sophie and Isabella.