Topsy and Tim: Have Their Eyes Tested Book

<p>Jean Adamson is the creator of more than 100 much-loved children's books spanning five decades.<br>She studied Illustration at Goldsmiths where she met her future husband and writing partner Gareth Adamson (1925-1982). They worked on children's books together, with Gareth producing the storylines and Jean the illustration, including Topsy and Tim. <br>More than 140 Topsy and Tim titles have been published, selling upwards of 21 million copies around the world. Since 1998, over a million copies have been sold in the UK alone. Sixty episodes of an animated TV series followed, and three seasons of a live-action version have broadcast on CBeebies, which won the BAFTA Pre-school Live Action award in 2016.<br>In 1999 Jean Adamson was awarded an MBE for her services to children's literature.</p>