Emma Carlson Berne is the author of over one hundred and twenty books for juvenile, middle-grade and young adult readers. She is a keen horseback rider and lover of nature and animals...and dragons. Emma lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and three young sons.

When Howard Gray was younger, he was always content with a few sheets of paper and whatever else he could lay his hands upon to make his mark.

Growing up, he was also captivated by animals and nature Howard pursued Art throughout school but, after much deliberation, he decided to pursue a career in science, completing a BSc in Zoology and then a PhD in Arabian bottlenose dolphin genetics! Now a doctor in genetics, Howard has returned to his dream career of becoming an illustrator. Howard lives in Durham, UK.