Sally Anne Lambert's first book The Gingerbread Man by David Wood, was offered to her while she was still in her final year at Coventry Polytechnic where she obtained a B.A. honours degree in Graphic Design.

She has exhibited her paintings at various galleries in the North West of England, including holding a series of Summer exhibitions in the Lake District. Requests for commissions followed and she continues to take commissions between books. She lives in Crosby, Liverpool, with her two children and Sadie, their dog.