Caryl is a full-time children's writer, who also runs creative workshops with local schools.

Her first picture book, Don't Dip Your Chips in Your Drink, Kate! won two regional awards, and was shortlisted for a third. Her Princess series, illustrated by Sarah Warburton, has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide.

She lives in the Peak District with her guitar-playing husband, two cheeky daughters, one extremely fluffy black cat, a goldfish, four hens and a dog called Roo.

As well as writing, Caryl loves walking in the hills, swimming, snuggling, baking, weeding, running, sleeping, chatting, and sitting in cafes.

Prize-winning illustrator Edward Underwood is one half of the design duo that makes up Lisa Jones Studio. Edward and Lisa have been creating homewares and greetings cards together for twenty years and are known for their witty, graphic images.

They live with their son in a converted mill on the edge of the South Downs.