Sunny the starfish wants to be a surfer so badly! Only Java the mermaid can make a spell and turn Sunny into the coolest surfer.

Shalini Vallepur was born and raised in Norwich. After attending university in Leicester for both her BA and MA courses she has returned to her hometown to pursue a career in children's publishing. In her studies she focussed on exploring race and gender in literature and now aims to bring diversity and representation to her writing, as well as her love for food and humour.