Ian Whybrow was born in Gillingham, Kent, England. He worked as a teacher before going on to become an author. He has written a variety of stories including picture books and novels for older children. He now lives in Harrow, Middlesex with his wife and two daughters and likes digging, walking with friends, swimming, the theatre and hedgehogs. Russell Ayto is a popular children's illustrator whose books include Quacky quack-quack! (shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award and the Smarties Book Prize), Super Sue and Super Sue at Super School. He won the Gold Smarties Award in 2003 for The Witch's Children. Before illustrating children's books, he worked for various magazines including Time Out and The Sunday Observer. Russell lives in Cornwall with his family.
