Karen Inglis is an international bestselling children's author living in London in the UK. She writes picture books, chapter books and middle grade novels. Her international bestselling time travel adventure 'The Secret Lake' for ages 8-12 has now been enjoyed by over half a million children in the English language and is in translation around the world. Its long-awaited sequel 'Return to the Secret Lake' (March 2022) has received strong praise from both younger and older readers, as well as teachers. Book 3, 'Beyond the Secret Lake (January 2024), which takes the time-travelling children outside of Edwardian London to a grand country estate, is garnering glowing early reviews.Karen is a big dreamer and thinker and loves taking young readers into worlds where literally anything can happen... like magical time tunnels that take you to meet children in the past, or soccer-mad aliens zooming down from space to hide in your bedroom and watch the World Cup, or library books that suck you down into the story, or magic hats and talking cats! Her popular picture book 'The Tell-Me Tree' (for ages 4-8), which invites children to share how they're feeling - whether happy, sad or anywhere in between - with friends, family or trusted grown-ups, has received praise from teachers and parents and is being used widely in UK classrooms.Karen loves going into schools and meeting her fans, and offers virtual school visits all around the world. For more details and to sign up for news and special offers, visit her website > kareninglisauthor.com