Coral Rumble is one of our most popular poets: in 2018 she won the Caterpillar Poetry Prize. Having worked as a poet and performer for many years, she now specialises in writing and performing for children. Coral performs and gives workshops at art centres, museums, bookshops, libraries, theatres and festivals, as well as in schools. Michael Rosen has commented, 'Rumble has a dash and delight about her work'. Her books for Troika include Riding A Lion, Little Light, Things That Should be in a Poem and Jakub's Otter.

Emily Ford is a freelance illustrator from Cumbria and collaborated with Stevie Westgarth to create Troika's Aife and Stray: Seven Style Secrets for a Perilous Party. She has recently illustrated Riding a Lion, Coral Rumble's poetry collection, for Troika.