Jane Riordan originally trained to be a primary school teacher but her love of children's books led to a career in publishing.

Since then, she has edited and written countless books for children, most notably Winnie-the-Pooh Goes to London and the official Winnie-the-Pooh prequel, Once There Was a Bear.

Mark Burgess works as a writer and illustrator of children's books, something he's been doing for the last twenty-five years.

He also works as a computer programmer, and designs special warm places for his cat to sleep.