Biographical note

Richard Merritt (Author)
Born and bred in North London, Richard Merritt has been an illustrator for 15 years after graduating from Central Saint Martin's college of Art and Kingston University.

Richard has worked with many book and editorial publishing houses, design groups, advertising agencies and more, on lots of varied projects, from children's books and packaging to magazines and costume illustration for film. He now illustrates children's picture books, including the hugely successful The Dinosaur Department Store.

Claire Scully (Author)
London based illustrator Claire Scully specialises in graphic illustration with a focus on detailed line work as well as an interesting mix of digital collage. While the overlooked objects of daily life inspire a great deal of Scully's work, she is also very talented at creating intricately detailed animals with sensational zentangles.
Claire has collaborated with Adidas, Nokia, Random House, The New York Times and many more.