Karen Lamb was born in the north west of England. As a child she often appeared in pantomimes alongside singing, dancing kids identically dressed in itchy, sequined fabric. This gave her a love for magic and storytelling and a dislike of puffed sleeves and pointy hats (although a pointy hat is a good place to hide crisps). The Mooncatcher's Rescue is Karen's first novel for children. Karen lives in Liverpool.

Lia Visirin was born in a small town in Transylvania, Romania, where she now lives with her husband and lots of house plants. She discovered her passion for children's illustrations very early on and has since illustrated a number of books, including Illustrated Stories of Pixies, Elves and Goblins (Usborne) and The Runaways of Haddington Hall (Vivian French, Walker). Lia gets inspiration from nature, old photographs and childhood memories.