Born in Indonesia of French parents, brought up in France and Australia, and now living in NewEngland Sophie Masson is the award-winning author of over 70 books, most of which are for children and teenagers, including many picture books.

Kathy is an award-winning children's picture book writer and illustrator who has also won awards forher biographical and short story writing.

Peter is a former Rolls Royce aerospace engineer who, some 25 years ago, developed an interest in publishing children's books. Together with his wife, Kathy, he started Little Pink Dog Books in order to help new and emerging authors and illustrators enter into the children's picture book market.

Beattie Alvarez is a tyrannical commissioning editor. She is tough. She is addicted to coffee. She is generally cranky. In her spare time, she is an author, designer and dragon hatcher. She has several books with her name on the cover, a few anthologies with her name on a story inside, and permanent scars from the dragon hatching (there's also the editing she does, the shop she runs andthe illustrations she occasional draws)