Lily Murray has worked as a writer and editor for more than fifteen years. The author of Dinosaurium, illustrated by Chris Wormell; Beneath the Waves, illustrated by Helen Ahpornsiri; and the Five Little series, she enjoys walking, bird-watching, reading with her children, reading without her children, and talking to her dog. She lives in the UK.

Holly Surplice was born and brought up near Dumfries, Scotland, where living on a farm nurtured a fascination for and love of animals that continues to feed her work as an artist and illustrator today. She is also the author-illustrator of Guinea Pig Party and Hush-A-Bye Bunny. After traveling as far as the Galapagos, she now lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland, with her husband, their young daughter, and a Dalmatian named Marbles.