David Lucas was born in 1966 in Middlesborough, in the north of England. He grew up in Hackney, in East London, and studied illustration at the Royal College of Art. He lives and works in central London.

David has been named one of the UK's ten Best New Illustrators, an initiative created by Booktrust to recognise the best rising talent in the field of illustration today.

Bruce Ingman is an internationally acclaimed,award-winning author and illustrator. He studied at the Royal College of Art. His first book, When Martha's Away, won the prestigious Mother Goose Award for the Best British Newcomer to Children's Picture Books and The Overall Winner of the V&A Illustration Award.

His partnership with author Allan Ahlberg has yielded many successes including, The Runaway Dinner and The Pencil Winner of the Red House Children's Picture Book Award. Their latest book, Alison Hubble is to be published by Puffin in 2016.