Biographical note

Smriti Halls is an award-winning, internationally bestselling children’s author whose books include Rain Before Rainbows illustrated by David Litchfield, Not That Pet! illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw, Welcome to Your World illustrated by Jaime Kim, I Love You Night and Day illustrated by Alison Brown, T-Veg illustrated by Katherina Manolessou, and Don't Call Me Sweet illustrated by Angie Rozelaar. She is published in more than 30 languages ... and counting. Her stories, sometimes fast-paced and funny, sometimes lyrical and tender, are always full of heart and speak to the child in all of us. Previously Smriti worked at the BBC and across children’s publishing and television as a writer and commissioning editor for twelve years. Find her on Instagram as @smriti_halls_author and on Twitter as @SmritiPH.

Edward Underwood is one half of the Lisa Jones Studio design team. He and his wife, Lisa, began designing and hand-printing their own range of cards in their London studio way back in 2000. Drawing on their backgrounds in art and fashion, they've since stocked the world's finest galleries, museums, boutiques and department stores with design-led goodies. These days they illustrate and adorn greetings and homewares from an old post mill on the edge of the South Downs. Edward also illustrates picture books, including 100 First Words, Big Box Little Box and One Shoe Two Shoes by Caryl Hart, and the Tiny Little Story series. Name Your Numbers and Show Your Colours are his first books for Walker.