Kate Mayes is the bestselling author of Count my Kisses, Little One and Count My Christmas Kisses and Stew a Cockatoo (all as Ruthie May). She lives in Sydney.

Sara Acton is an award-winning author and illustrator. Sara grew up in the Cotswolds in England and always loved drawing, especially people and other strange creatures.

She studied BA Hons Fine Art and trained as an Art Teacher in London. After teaching and practicing art in England and New Zealand Sara moved with her family to Australia.

Sara now lives in a small seaside village on the New South Wales coast, where she enjoys writing and illustrating for children in her studio, whilst drinking tea and eating far too many biscuits.

Her first picture book Ben and Duck won the 2012 Children's Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for new illustrators.