Growing up on the Wirral and in Germany, Anna wrote plays about talking animals, and stories about naughty children, and drew on every available surface.

After school, she did an Art Foundation course, then a degree in German Literature & Philosophy at Oxford University. In 1998 she found her perfect job at Usborne in London, writing about everything from curious penguins to trips to the Moon.,

John Joven is a graphic designer and children's book illustrator from Colombia. He started drawing and painting at an early age (mainly big robots). When he's not illustrating, John enjoys spending time with his family and a very lazy pug.