Smriti Prasadam-Halls is an internationally best-selling, award-winning children's author, published in more than 35 languages worldwide. She began her career at the BBC and worked for several years as a writer and editor in children's publishing and television before taking up writing full time. She lives in London with her husband and three sons, reading, writing, and eating sticky buns.


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 on many varied projects, from children's books and packaging to magazines and costume illustration for Hollywood films. When he is not drawing, Richard enjoys all types of culture. He takes in the wealth of art and theater that London has to offer on a regular basis, and is a long-suffering fan of the Tottenham Hotspur football club.