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Milly Molly 作者 Gill Pittar 生於紐西蘭， 在一個農民和物理治療師的家庭長大，中學畢業經培訓後，成為醫護人員。 未幾，她與 John 結婚，買下農田組織家庭，育有 4 孩子。

可是，一直過著簡單平淡農村生活的她，於 1992 卻要面對女兒死亡之悲痛，又要照顧在車禍中腦部受損一直未能痊癒的兒子， 加上眼見當時毛伊人與歐洲人為土地主權歸屬談判的爭拗，有深感受。

1994 年， Gill 在她的商店編織了雙頭毛偶 “ Milly Molly” 使命是鼓吹世界和平、和諧、溝通，教導孩子尊重他人、包容他人、互諒和互愛，提醒痛苦、 心傷、 身分損失和低自尊的感覺遠超越種族、 信條和顏色界限。 最後發展成為 “ 雖然我們長得不一樣，但是我們有一樣的感覺 (We may look different but we feel the same)” 的訴求。 Gill 寫這書的宗旨是幫助孩子以健康自尊成長。

Author, Gill Pittar was born in New Zealand, grew up the daughter of a farmer and physiotherapist in rural Waikato, and after secondary schooling in Auckland headed to Gisborne, where she trained and practised as a medical technician. She later married John, bought a farm and raised four children.

Farming was their way of life before the bottom fell out of the industry and personal tragedy, which included the death of a daughter, took its toll. In 1992 they moved to Auckland to help with the rehabilitation of their son Matthew, who sustained a brain injury as the result of a car crash. In addition, she had a strong undercurrent of ill feeling in New Zealand at the time between the Maori and Europeans over land claims and settlements.

During the next three years Gill established and operated Rural Delivery, a specialist shop for New Zealand-made products in Remuera, where the seed of an idea was planted in 1992 when Milly and Molly began their life as a Topsy-Turvy doll. She was struggling to reinstate their place in a changing world. Gill was inspired to write books to get the message across that while we may look different, we feel the same emotions. Pain, heartbreak, loss of identity, self-esteem and sound values transcend race, colour and creed. I want to help make a difference.”