About the Author

Michael Leventhal is the publisher of Greenhill Books and Green Bean Books. _The Chocolate King_ is his first book for children and won a PJ Library Author Incentive Award. Previously he founded Gefiltefest, a Jewish food charity which organised Europe's biggest Jewish food festival. He is co-author of _Jews in Britain_ and edited _The Hand of History_ (illustrated by Chris Riddell). He eats a lot of chocolate and also compiled the Green Bean chocolate cookbook _Babka, Boulou & Blintzes_. You can see more of his work at www.michaelleventhal.co.uk

Laura Catalan has illustrated numerous fiction books and educational material for Spanish, UK and US publishing houses. Her picture books include _Two Peas in a Pod,_ _The Naughty Spectre_ and _Daughter of the God Sulde_.