Currently living in Japan, Satoshi Kitamura has created over 20 of his own picture books, as well as having illustrated many by prominent authors such as Hiawyn Oram, Jon Agard and Colin McNaughton. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Awards: include the Mother Goose Award, Silver Award for the Smarties Prize, and the National Art Library Illustrations Award.

Martin Jenkins is the author of many groundbreaking Walker non-fiction titles, including Can We Save the Tiger? (overall winner of the SLA Information Book Award), The Emperor’s Egg (winner of The Times Junior Information Book Award) and The Story of Money.

His adaptation of Jonathan Swift's classic adventure story Gulliver’s Travels won the Kate Greenaway Medal. Martin lives in Cambridge.