Patricia Toht once owned a children's bookshop called Never Never Land, before turning a love of books into a love of writing. She is the author of Pick a Pine Tree, Pick a Pumpkin and Together With You, all illustrated by Jarvis, All Aboard the London Bus, illustrated by Sam Usher, and has contributed fiction, non-fiction and poetry to numerous children's magazines. She lives in California, USA. Find her online at patriciatoht.com and on Twitter as @PatriciaToht.

Maria Karipidou studied Communication Design, and has since illustrated a number of children's books, working mostly with French and German publishing houses. In 2015, she received the Leipziger Lesekompass Award at the Leipzig Book Fair. She is the illustrator of Angry Cookie and The Lipstick, both written by Laura Dockrill. She currently lives and works in Karlsruhe, Germany. Find her online at mariakaripidou.de and on Instagram as @marias_illustrations.