Going to the pool with small kids really is like this, from the start when you battle in a tiny cubicle to get everybody's layers off, to the water which is never warm enough, to the fight back in the changing rooms when everyone can hear you shrieking at your toddler to get away from the drain. Yet it feels so satisfying afterwards. Families South East

SARAH GARLAND has written and illustrated over forty picture books and adventure stories for young children. She is best known for her warm and witty portrayals of family relationships. Sarah is the author of the highly successful, Eddie's Toolbox, Eddie's Kitchen and Eddie's Garden and her latest picture book, Azzi in Between, all published by Frances Lincoln. She lives in the beautiful village of Chedworth in the Cotswolds with her husband, artist David Garland.