Timothy Knapman is a children's writer, lyricist and playwright.

His children's books have been translated into twelve languages and include Soon, illustrated by Patrick Benson, and the bestselling Mungo and the Picture Book Pirate series.

His titles have often been featured on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. He lives in Weybridge, Surrey.

Patrick Benson has won many awards for his work, including the Mother Goose Award, the Christopher Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award.

He gained great acclaim for his illustrations in Owl Babies, which has sold over two million copies worldwide, and went on to illustrate The MinPins by Roald Dahl, The Little Boat by Kathy Henderson, The Sea-Thing Child by Russell Hoban and, most recently, Soon by Timothy Knapman. He lives in Hawick, Scotland.