Trish Cooke has worked as a TV presenter, written stage plays and had numerous acting roles in the theatre and on screen.

She is also the author of several picture books including Full, Full, Full of Love, The Grandad Tree, When I Grow Bigger and Look Back! Trish lives in Yorkshire.

Caroline Binch's illustrations for Hue Boy , written by Rita Phillips Mitchell, won the Smarties Prize. She illustrated the bestselling story Amazing Grace and several other Grace stories by Mary Hoffman.

Gregory Cool , which Caroline wrote and illustrated, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and her Since Dad Left won the United Kingdom Book Award in 1998.T