Biographical note

Sarah Tagholm is a children's author who loves writing about confused animals, mischievous children and all things bizarre. Sarah lives with her husband and son in Cornwall, where they spend so much time in the sea it's a wonder they haven't grown gills! You can say hello to Sarah on Twitter @MrsTwit or Instagram @sarah_tagholm where she shares posts about children's books and illustration, animals wearing costumes, mythology, folklore, general oddities and weirdness. Sarah’s first book for Rocket Bird Books was the toe-tapping Sam Francisco King of the Disco.

Laurie Stansfield grew up in Oxford, England, but packed her bags and moved west to study illustration at the University of the West of England. She is the illustrator of a host of great books including Poems Out Loud!, published by Penguin UK,. Her self-published work was highly commended by the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in the UK. Laurie lives with her family in Bristol, United Kingdom.