About Merrilees Brown Books
MERRILEES BROWN was born and raised in London, England. Ever since she could pick up a pencil and paper, she has been passionate about making art. She studied for her Bachelor of Arts in Painting and Drawing at the Glasgow School of Art and earned a Master of Arts in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the University of the Arts London. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the National Portrait Gallery in London for the BP Portrait Award. Spaghetti: A Mouse and His Treasure is her debut as both author and illustrator. The character Spaghetti originated from studies and drawings of her daughter Esme's pet mouse. Merrilees now lives with her family near the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. You can find out more about her at merrileesbrown.com.
