A writer of adult fiction and children's poetry, Miles Gibson is also a screenwriter and artist. His novel Kingdom Swann was adapted by the BBC as Gentlemen's Relish (starring Billy Connolly and Sarah Lancashire) and his screenplay Frankie and the Indians was shortlisted for the Orange Screenwriting Prize. He also worked as a feature writer for the Sunday Telegraph magazine for several years. All his manuscripts and papers are being archived in the Special Collections at Boston University, USA. Miles lives in London.

Neal Layton studied illustration at Saint Martins School of Art. He won a Smarties Prize in 2002 and has been shortlisted again in 2006, as well as appearing on the Richard and Judy Christmas Books list. His distinctive, child-friendly artwork features now in many award-winning children's fiction and picture books.