Rachel spent 11 years studying and teaching philosophy at the universities of London and Oxford before joining Usborne. Since then she has written books on subjects ranging from knights, to food, to philosophy, as well as retelling folk stories, and writing children's versions of numerous novels.

Lara has been learning how to grow a book since 2016, following a degree in English and Italian at Oxford and teaching jobs in Italy and Myanmar.

From explaining how economics works, to inventing boredom-busting activities, to telling a good dragon yarn, she's enjoyed every minute of the job.,

Matthew writes books for Usborne about all sorts of subjects, including history, science and Planet Earth. Before he did this, he studied English at university and worked for the BBC where he made funny radio programmes.

He lives in London and spends his weekends visiting its many museums and exploring different parts of the city.

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.