Russell Punter was born in Bedfordshire, England. As a boy he enjoyed writing and illustrating his own stories. He later trained as a graphic designer before entering publishing. Since then, he has written over ninety books for children, including original fiction and adaptations of classic novels

Lorena Alvarez was born and raised in Bogota, Columbia. Her work is influenced by the vibrancy and color of her home town as well as the experiences and atmosphere of the Catholic school she attended as a child.

She studied Graphic Design and Arts at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She has illustrated for Puffin Books, Faber & Faber, Usborne Books, Paragon, Boom! Studios, Nickelodeon and Disney.

Since 2008, she has been part of "La Procesion Puppet Club," an experimental puppetry group of illustrators and visual artists.