Swapna Haddow trained as a doctor, but after discovering she didn't like blood, decided on a career change and wrote her first book Dave Pigeon: How to Deal With Bad Cats and Keep (most of) Your Feathers.

Swapna now lives in New Zealand with her husband, their son and their dog. You can usually find Swapna writing, reading or eating Jaffa Cakes. Sometimes you might find her doing all three at the same time.

Daron Parton, a graduate of the Central Saint Martin's School of Art, has worked on a range of exciting packaging, editorial and children's book illustration projects. His clients include The Wall Street Journal, the New Statesman, GQ, Esquire and Scholastic.

He was named the winner of the 2012 Australian Creative’s Hotshop Award for Illustrator of the Year, and was also Highly Commended in the 2013 Australian and New Zealand Illustration Awards. He is the illustrator of Zoo Train, written by Sally Sutton. Originally from the UK, Daron currently lives in New Zealand.