Biographical note

Rachel Elliot studied Literature at Canterbury before going on to work for both Kingfisher and Egmont as an editor. She now works freelance, writing and editing in a small house next to some large cows in Devon. Valeria Docampo is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has a fine art background and has taught at the University of Buenos Aires in Graphic Design. Since the turn of the decade, she has been working in children's illustration and in 2008, her work was exhibited at Bologna Bookfair in the country section. She has gained an international reputation; her picture books have been published widely across Europe, South America and the Far East. Valeria works with both physical and digital artwork to achieve her appealing and remarkable stylised aesthetic. Valeria says that she is driven to draw by her desire to capture the poetry in everyday things. The extraordinary limits of her imagination are showcased in this contemporary yet classic adventure.