About the author

Alison Baxter

<p>Alison Baxter was born in the north of England in the&nbsp;seaside town of Blackpool. Her&nbsp;earliest memory of writing was when her&nbsp;dad gave her&nbsp;a big red notebook that she&nbsp;filled&nbsp;with poems and short stories and even drew pictures to go with them. She&nbsp;was ten.</p><p>She always knew that she&nbsp;was going to be creative and when she&nbsp;was older, she&nbsp;went to university in London and studied Printed Textiles. It was during that time that she&nbsp;read the question &ndash; &ldquo;Where do lost things go?&rdquo; and she&nbsp;immediately thought &ndash; they go to Lost Property of course! And the&nbsp;idea for Lost Property was born.</p><p>These days she&nbsp;is back living in Blackpool with her&nbsp;husband and their&nbsp;two rescue cats Bedford and Daisy. She&nbsp;works full time in a bank and&nbsp;spends all her spare time&nbsp;writing stories for children.</p>