Karin Bojs is an author and science journalist. She was head of the science desk at Dagens Nyheter, the leading daily newspaper in Sweden, for nearly two decades. Karin has an honorary doctorate from Stockholm University, and has received several awards, including the 2015 Swedish August Prize for My European Family.

Karin lives in Stockholm on top of a hill with a view over Lake Mälaren. She often leaves her apartment for her country house where she keeps honey bees, produces cider and maintains an orchid meadow. During the long, dark Scandinavian winter nights she enjoys dancing the tango.

Alberto Manguel is an internationally acclaimed reader, writer, and interpreter of a broad array of texts. From 2015 to 2018 he was the director of the National Library of Argentina. His books include Curiosity and Fabulous Monsters. He lives in Lisbon, Portugal.

Award-winning and best-selling illustrator of The Gruffalo, Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his humorous illustrations, and his books have been translated into over eighty languages.

He has enjoyed particular success in his picture book collaborations with Julia Donaldson. Axel is also the best-selling illustrator of Campbell novelty books Noisy Farm and Noisy Jungle, and the Rhyming Stories series.