Shelly Unwin grew up in a tiny English village where she was surrounded by animals, the occasional pixie fairy and her best friend Cracker, a feisty palomino pony. Shelly is the author of the You're ... series, Blast Off! and There's a Baddie Running Through this Book. She lives in Canberra, Australia with her husband, two children and her cute cavoodle, Biscuit. Shelly is normally found playing with words or together with her children, and her favorite game is tag.

J­edda Robaard is a children's book illustrator and author whose work is well known internationally, having been published in many languages, including English, French, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Korean and Chinese. Jedda grew up in a small town on the island of Tasmania, Australia. She now lives on the coast of Victoria, Australia, with her husband, two daughters and a son, a nervous dachshund, a naughty border collie, a couple of cats, a few chickens, and a rather bitty cockatiel.