Christopher Edge is an award-winning children's author whose books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Christopher grew up in Manchester where he spent most of his childhood in the local library, dreaming up stories.

After studying English at university, he worked in a record shop and as an English teacher before discovering a publishing job that allowed him to read lots of brilliant children's books. His novel The Many Worlds of Albie Bright won several children's book awards and was also nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, as was The Jamie Drake Equation, which was also selected as one of the best new children's books of 2017 for Independent Bookshop Week.

The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day was chosen by The Times as their Children's Book of the Week, whilst his other books include the critically-acclaimed Twelve Minutes to Midnight series. Christopher now lives in Gloucestershire with his wife and two children and still spends most of his time in the local library, dreaming up stories.

Paul Daviz is a Blackburn-born illustrator whose style is characterised by big, bold shapes, sweeping lines, strong colours, hints of texture, and plenty of fun.

He is influences by Soviet matchbox covers 1970s cinema advertising. After studying graphic design and working as a storyboard visualizer for TV ads, packaging and print campaigns, Paul moved to freelance illustration, producing work for numerous and diverse clients, including Chanel 4, The Daily Telegraph, HarperCollins, BMW, Ravensburger and Royal Mail.