Christiane Dorion's passion for writing children's books stems from the thousands of questions she asked as a child, many of which remained unanswered: How big is the universe? When did life begin? Originally from Canada, Christiane moved to the UK to carry out a PhD in environmental education, before working for WWF-UK for eight years.

In 2002, Christiane left to become an educational consultant and writer, and her award-winning books are intended to inspire children to explore the complex systems of the world we live in and help protect it. Christiane lives in Surrey.

Beverley Young is a freelance Artist/Illustrator living and working in Cornwall. She studied at Falmouth School of Art where she specialised in ceramic design, but later returned to painting.

She works in acrylic on board and also Photoshop, creating lively, quirky illustrations for children's books, magazines, advertising and packaging.