Susan Varley is an award-winning artist who has illustrated many books for Andersen Press. Her picture book 
Badger's Parting Gifts that deals with grief, is one of the most enduring of all time, winning many prizes, including the 
Mother Goose Award in 1985. 
Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author and scriptwriter. She had her first picture book published by Andersen at the age of 21, and has won the 
Silver Medal Smarties Prize (
Tadpole's Promise), the 
Nasen Special Needs Award (
Susan Laughs), the 
Sheffield Children's Book Award (
Who's in The Loo) and the 
Red House Children's Book Award (
Bottoms Up). Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including 
Polly Pocket and 
The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for 
Dr Xargle.