Ruth Symons is the author of several children's books, including A Year in the Wild, Christmas Lights, the Paper World series and the Sophie la girafe board books.

When she's not writing and editing, Ruth loves gardening, hiking and hosting elaborate teddy bear tea parties with her young daughter.

Susie Hammer is a Polish illustrator and graphic designer based in Madrid. Susie uses simple shapes and vivid colors to create a playful, happy imaginary world. She loves drawing and painting and mixing techniques to create something different with each project.

Although she works mostly digitally, her hands are frequently stained with all the colors of the rainbow. Susie’s illustrations can be found on textiles, paper goods, and in magazines and books throughout Europe. When she is not daydreaming about dogs driving cars, Susie can be found teaching art workshops for children.