GILL TAVNER was an English Teacher and Head of Department before turning to writing when she had young children of her own. She has also taught English in South East Asia, worked as a personal trainer, been a management trainee in an insurance company, led treks in Africa, run her own business and painted fake tattoos on Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Perhaps it is this variety that makes her such a versatile writer.

Ann Kronheimer was born in London and studied Fine Art at Hornsey School of Art. Before becoming a successful illustrator, she held odd jobs that included gardening and working in a movie theater. Now she spends her days drawing in her studio, overlooking a garden of her own.