Susanne T Schroder

Susanne T Schroder is 51 and lives with her husband and two boys of 15 and 18. Likes silly dancing, going to sleep early, massages, the first cup of coffee, boxing and listening to factual information from thinkers who don't mind challenging the status quo.

Likes children's books a bit more than ones meant for adults ... Picture books as they can be so simple and yet sooooo deep and comic style books such as Big Nate, Tom Gates, Captain Underpants and Wimpy Kid for their sheer hilarity.

Memories of her grandmothers made-up poems - 'how the forget-me-not got his name' have influenced her recent Christmas books - as have the old Christmas legends.