Rachel Ip was born in the UK and has lived in France, Belgium and Hong Kong, where she now lives with her family. She studied modern languages and linguistics at Cambridge University and worked in marketing communications for over ten years before turning her hand to writing.

Natelle Quek is a Malaysian-born illustrator who also spent the latter half of her formative years growing up in New Zealand. She now lives in leafy south-east England with her husband, an apathetic cat and a loud-snoring dog. She focuses on children's illustration and loves using bold colours and cinematic perspectives to draw audiences into her worlds.