Adria Meserve is an exciting new talent in picture books. Smog the City Dog is her first book, and she has begun work on Cleopatra Silverwing, her next book due out in 2004. Adria gained a BA in History of Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art in London and went on to qualify as a teacher at Brighton University. As well as writing and illustrating picture books, she teaches art in North London. Adria is also studying for an MA in Illustration at Brighton University.
