Alice Beecham was born and raised in Australia, where she studied Writing at the University of Canberra.

She came to the UK to complete her degree and decided to stick around. When she's not writing, Alice likes to bake, play boardgames and go to the theatre.,

Joanne has always loved anything creative and from a young age has enjoyed painting, colouring, sticking and glueing – anything messy! Joanne studied Illustration at Loughborough College of Art and Design. She now lives in West Sussex with her husband, two boys, and two cats. Since graduating, Joanne has illustrated children's picture books for many different publishers. She enjoys incorporating a variety of materials in her work to create bright, bold characters and loves drawing animals