As a child, Julie Sykes was always telling tales. Not the 'she ate all the cake' sort, but wild and exaggerated tales of everyday events.

Julie still loves stories and has written over 70 books published worldwide. Julie lives in Hampshire in an old cottage with her family and a white wolf cunningly disguised as a dog.

When she's not writing she likes eating cake, reading and walking, often at the same time.

Sam Loman studied Illustration at the Academy of Arts in Rotterdam in the Netherlands (BDes) and Art, Design and Illustration at the University of Hertfordshire.

She works full-time from her home as an illustrator/author for picture books and designs products like stationery, tableware, cards and more.