Marilyn Cook grew up on the Wirral in Cheshire and has happy memories of long sunny days playing in the park or at the beach with her four sisters and three brothers. Being one of eight children she learnt the importance of family and sharing. Being the second in line she also learnt how to help to look after her siblings and to help with their homework, to show them the importance of education but also how to have fun whilst learning. 

Marilyn now lives with her husband Michael in the beautiful green valleys of South Wales where her first crocheted teddy bear was created. It was a suggestion from Steve, one of her brothers, that she should make a family of teddy bears and write a book about them. It didn’t take long for Marilyn’s imagination to take off and so the adventures of her cute teddy bears started taking shape and the Jolly Jangles were born.

Marilyn also has a love of poetry, photography and graphic design. All illustrations were designed by Marilyn, Michael took the wonderful photographs of the teddy bears, most of the background pictures in her book were taken by her and she has written all of the poetry. She also enjoys making greetings cards and gets involved in many other craft projects. Her enthusiasm is endless and you can find examples of her work online - mc- creations.co.uk – oh and she designs websites too!