Marilyn Singer is a multi-award-winning children's author who has written more than 100 books, spanning poetry, picture books, fiction and non-fiction.

Her awards include the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in poetry, the Cybil Award for Poetry 2011, and several Children's Choice and Parents' Choice Awards, among others. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Lucy Semple is an illustrator based in Nottinghamshire, having graduated with a degree from Loughborough University in Graphic Communication and Illustration.

She always dreamed of one day slotting into a creative career, as a child she would either be using the family video camera to direct a rendition of a Roald Dahl poem or have her head firmly buried in a book. Specialising in children's illustration she now enjoys channeling that creative energy into drawing bright, bold and often furry characters.

When she isn't bringing her scribbled creations to life, Lucy enjoys drinking considerable amounts of tea, baking and cuddling up to watch a film with her partner, daughter and their grumpy tom cat Nim.